How does Benin rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Benin ranks 97th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin

Name: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Benin: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.04 LSU/ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

97th

of 172 countries

All-time high

0.06 LSU/ha

in 1987

All-time low

0.01 LSU/ha

in 1999

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin is 0.04 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin peaked at 0.06 LSU/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1999.

Benin ranks 97th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.03 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
1963	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
1965	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.04 LSU/ha	-20.0%
1967	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1970	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1973	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1974	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1976	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1977	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1978	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1979	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1980	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
1981	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1982	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1983	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.06 LSU/ha	+20.0%
1988	0.04 LSU/ha	-33.3%
1989	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1990	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
1992	0.04 LSU/ha	-20.0%
1993	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%
1994	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1995	0.04 LSU/ha	-20.0%
1996	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1997	0.03 LSU/ha	-25.0%
1998	0.02 LSU/ha	-33.3%
1999	0.01 LSU/ha	-50.0%
2000	0.02 LSU/ha	+100.0%
2001	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2002	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2003	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2004	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.02 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.03 LSU/ha	+50.0%
2021	0.04 LSU/ha	+33.3%
2022	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2023	0.04 LSU/ha	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0411 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.04 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.049 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.06 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.037 LSU/ha	0.01 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	0.02 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.0375 LSU/ha	0.03 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Benin

97 Bulgaria 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Cameroon 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Central African Republic 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Dominica 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Fiji 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Greece 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Latvia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Lithuania 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Malaysia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 New Caledonia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 North Macedonia 0.04 LSU/ha compare
97 Peru 0.04 LSU/ha compare

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Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0007 1000 USD per person (2024)
Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin?: Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Benin was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.06 LSU/ha in 1987.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1999.
How does Benin rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Benin ranks 97th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.