Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 12.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Benin is 12.4 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 12.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.45 kilograms per year per capita, in 1994.
Benin ranks 87th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.83 kilograms per year per capita | 5.41 kilograms per year per capita | 6.44 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.21 kilograms per year per capita | 4.96 kilograms per year per capita | 8.5 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.15 kilograms per year per capita | 4.86 kilograms per year per capita | 10.87 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | 4.45 kilograms per year per capita | 6 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 kilograms per year per capita | 5.39 kilograms per year per capita | 8.57 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 kilograms per year per capita | 5.83 kilograms per year per capita | 10.37 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.93 kilograms per year per capita | 11.66 kilograms per year per capita | 12.4 kilograms per year per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 84 Nauru 12.68 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 85 Central African Republic 12.55 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 86 Togo 12.43 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 88 Morocco 12.33 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 89 Barbados 12.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 12.21 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 12.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 kilograms per year per capita in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 87th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.