Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1823 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks, per capita in Benin stood at 0.1823 An per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2843 An per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0765 An per person, in 2019.
That places Benin 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1122 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1258 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1511 An per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1596 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1775 An per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1826 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.19 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1744 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1866 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1893 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1866 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1958 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2455 An per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2397 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2339 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2421 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2431 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.244 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2447 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2486 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2505 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2532 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2787 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2814 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2843 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1775 An per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1724 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1654 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1631 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1341 An per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1318 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1084 An per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0911 An per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1034 An per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0965 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0964 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0963 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0914 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0933 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0924 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0912 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.089 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0872 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0868 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0859 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0854 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0851 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0846 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0832 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0825 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0817 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.081 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0803 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0796 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0789 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0782 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0776 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.077 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0765 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1807 An per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1812 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1817 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1823 An per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1823 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1823 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +136.1% | 0.0765 An per person | 0.1807 An per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 0.2843 An per person | 0.1775 An per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 0.1958 An per person | 0.2455 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1622 An per person | 0.1122 An per person | 0.19 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2265 An per person | 0.1866 An per person | 0.2455 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2275 An per person | 0.1631 An per person | 0.2843 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1043 An per person | 0.0911 An per person | 0.1341 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0871 An per person | 0.0832 An per person | 0.0924 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0793 An per person | 0.0765 An per person | 0.0825 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1815 An per person | 0.1807 An per person | 0.1823 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks, per capita in Benin?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Benin was 0.1823 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2843 An per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0765 An per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.