Share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin

Benin: Share undernourished vs gdp pc was 14.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
14.3
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
41st
of 169 countries
All-time high
14.3
in 2001
All-time low
8.2
in 2008
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin, 2001–2023

0510152001201220232001: 14.32002: 12.82003: 11.22004: 10.42005: 9.22006: 8.92007: 8.52008: 8.22009: 8.72010: 9.12011: 9.62012: 9.42013: 9.22014: 9.22015: 9.12016: 9.72017: 10.52018: 11.42019: 11.82020: 11.72021: 12.52022: 13.32023: 14.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin stood at 14.3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin peaked at 14.3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.2, in 2008.

Benin ranks 41st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin, 2001 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2001 14.3 —
2002 12.8 -10.5%
2003 11.2 -12.5%
2004 10.4 -7.1%
2005 9.2 -11.5%
2006 8.9 -3.3%
2007 8.5 -4.5%
2008 8.2 -3.5%
2009 8.7 +6.1%
2010 9.1 +4.6%
2011 9.6 +5.5%
2012 9.4 -2.1%
2013 9.2 -2.1%
2014 9.2 +0.0%
2015 9.1 -1.1%
2016 9.7 +6.6%
2017 10.5 +8.2%
2018 11.4 +8.6%
2019 11.8 +3.5%
2020 11.7 -0.8%
2021 12.5 +6.8%
2022 13.3 +6.4%
2023 14.3 +7.5%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 14.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 14.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7, 73% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.24 8.2 14.3 9
2010s 9.9 9.1 11.8 10
2020s 12.95 11.7 14.3 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 38 Iraq 14.9 compare
  2. 39 Honduras 14.8 compare
  3. 40 Eswatini 14.7 compare
  4. 41 Jordan 14.3 compare
  5. 43 Cape Verde 13.5 compare
  6. 44 Burkina Faso 13.1 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin?
Share undernourished vs gdp pc in Benin was 14.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share undernourished vs gdp pc recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 14.3 in 2001.
What is the lowest share undernourished vs gdp pc recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2 in 2008.
How does Benin rank for share undernourished vs gdp pc?
Benin ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is share undernourished vs gdp pc rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. 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 Share undernourished vs gdp pc. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share undernourished vs gdp pc
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 3,850 data points, 2001–2023
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