Benin vs Nigeria: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita
Benin
64 percent
in 2021
Nigeria
65 percent
in 2021
Benin rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
19th
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 65 percent against 64 percent in Benin, a difference of 1 percent.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 182 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.11 percent | 63.78 percent | 8.33 percent | Benin |
| 2010s | 66.7 percent | 66.3 percent | 0.4 percent | Benin |
| 2020s | 64 percent | 65 percent | 1 percent | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 65 percent against 64 percent in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
- 1 percent, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 19th of 182 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 calories from cereals, roots, and tubers 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
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.