Total spice consumption rose 15.9% to 102 kt in Benin in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, total spice consumption in Benin reached an all time high of 102 kt in 2020 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 70.0 kt, 20.0 kt in Niger, 701 kt in Nigeria and 4.00 kt in Togo in 2020.
Benin has been ranked 21st within the group of 144 countries we follow in terms of total spice consumption, 5 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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