Prevalence of undernourishment in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of undernourishment was 14.3% in 2023. β² Rising
Prevalence of undernourishment in Benin, 2001β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 14.3% for prevalence of undernourishment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment in Benin peaked at 14.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2008.
That places Benin 35th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.3% | 4 |
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More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of undernourishment in Benin?
- Prevalence of undernourishment in Benin was 14.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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