Benin vs Kenya: Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita
Benin
10.4%
in 2022
Kenya
10.4%
in 2023
Benin rank
154th
Kenya rank
155th
Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Benin currently reports 10.4% against 10.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 155th of 192 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 12.1% | 2.7% | Kenya |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 11.8% | 2.4% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 11.1% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 11.4% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 11.2% | 1.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.8% | 0.4% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Kenya?
- Benin, at 10.4% against 10.4% in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 154th and Kenya ranks 155th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of dietary energy derived from protein vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of per capita dietary energy derived from protein, measured as the daily caloric supply from protein as a percentage of total caloric supply, versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.