Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin
Benin: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 31.7% on the previous year and up 2,640.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
Benin ranks 146th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1990.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +59.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Benin was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,640.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.