Total spice consumption rose 22.1% to 138 kt in Benin in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Benin reached an all time high of 138 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 0.983 kt in 1982. When compared to Benin's main peers, total spice consumption in Burkina Faso amounted to 76.0 kt, 17.0 kt in Niger, 727 kt in Nigeria and 5.00 kt in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 17th within the group of 147 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Spice Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | kt | 33.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 66.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 88.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 7.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 61.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 57.0 | 60.0 | 62.0 | 64.0 | 58.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ghana | kt | 108 | 112 | 118 | 106 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 36.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 45.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0 | 9.00 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 17.0 | |||||||
| Mali | kt | 19.0 | 22.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 16.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 244 | 239 | 247 | 251 | 631 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
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