Per capita milk consumption in Benin
Benin: Per capita milk consumption was 10.59 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
10.59
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
173rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.1
in 2010
All-time low
3.31
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Per capita milk consumption in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, per capita milk consumption in Benin stood at 10.59.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita milk consumption in Benin peaked at 16.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 1961.
That places Benin 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Per capita milk consumption in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.31 | — |
| 1962 | 3.44 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 3.51 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 3.67 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 3.97 | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 4.28 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 4.29 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 4.46 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 4.44 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.51 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 4.53 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 4.43 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 4.6 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.26 | +14.2% |
| 1975 | 4.93 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 5.53 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 4.99 | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 5.66 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 5.14 | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 6.66 | +29.6% |
| 1981 | 6.38 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 7.69 | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 7.92 | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 7.49 | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 5.66 | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 6.32 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 8 | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 6.24 | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 5.25 | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 6.36 | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 5.06 | -20.4% |
| 1992 | 5.62 | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 6.29 | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 5.6 | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 6.15 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 7.01 | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 7.84 | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 14.82 | +89.1% |
| 1999 | 8.6 | -41.9% |
| 2000 | 8.56 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 9.77 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 10.75 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 8.8 | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 9.81 | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 8.79 | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 8.46 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 9.27 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 9.88 | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 14.37 | +45.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 15.96 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.57 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 15.32 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.42 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.66 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 14.32 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.82 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 11.85 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 11.43 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.63 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 10.59 | -0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 10.59 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.49, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 10.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.93, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita milk consumption 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +89.1% | 7.84 | 14.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.93 | 3.31 | 4.46 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.96 | 4.43 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.76 | 5.25 | 8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.34 | 5.06 | 14.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.85 | 8.46 | 14.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.82 | 11.85 | 16.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.88 | 10.59 | 11.43 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 170 Cameroon 12.19 compare
- 171 Malawi 10.95 compare
- 172 Micronesia (country) 10.65
- 174 Laos 10.15 compare
- 175 Cote d'Ivoire 10.05 compare
- 176 Solomon Islands 9.92 compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita milk consumption in Benin?
- Per capita milk consumption in Benin was 10.59 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita milk consumption recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest per capita milk consumption recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for per capita milk consumption?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is per capita milk consumption rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita milk consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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