Meat production in Benin

Meat production in Benin was 128,504 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 10% from 2023. That is the 121st highest of 194 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes128,504

Change on 2023+10%

Rank121st of 194Countries ranked

Series high128,5042024

Series low19,3881961

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Meat production in Benin, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	128,504
2023	116,869
2022	104,871
2021	95,844
2020	84,734
2019	89,731
2018	80,122
2017	78,664
2016	76,603
2015	75,147
2014	73,129
2013	71,296
2012	69,685
2011	68,143
2010	64,933
2009	63,081
2008	61,302
2007	60,061
2006	57,867
2005	60,652
2004	58,364
2003	59,603
2002	54,260
2001	52,582
2000	55,361 Estimated
1999	44,536 Estimated
1998	46,022 Estimated
1997	45,050 Estimated
1996	45,521 Estimated
1995	43,803 Estimated
1994	45,417 Estimated
1993	42,483 Estimated
1992	41,509 Estimated
1991	40,406 Estimated
1990	42,769 Estimated
1989	42,572 Estimated
1988	45,430 Estimated
1987	49,216 Estimated
1986	50,398 Estimated
1985	57,886 Estimated
1984	53,662 Estimated
1983	50,394 Estimated
1982	44,952 Estimated
1981	42,089 Estimated
1980	41,122 Estimated
1979	38,738 Estimated
1978	37,190 Estimated
1977	35,167 Estimated
1976	34,722 Estimated
1975	33,088 Estimated
1974	30,789 Estimated
1973	28,933 Estimated
1972	28,562 Estimated
1971	27,449 Estimated
1970	27,099 Estimated
1969	26,692 Estimated
1968	25,630 Estimated
1967	25,182 Estimated
1966	23,980 Estimated
1965	23,631 Estimated
1964	22,343 Estimated
1963	21,403 Estimated
1962	19,720 Estimated
1961	19,388 Estimated

Rankings

Countries by meat production 201 places
EU countries by meat production 27 places

Definition

Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.

Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Benin, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/benin.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Benin, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_meat_production_benin_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Benin, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/benin. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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