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shortage.life
v0.3 · brussels · build f3a2c81
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// $_ exec

$ shortage country get BEN
> stress_index: 0.57 WATCH
> 1 events · 1 scenarios
> refreshed 2026-05-17

// readout · live

BRENT     $84.27 ▲
TTF       €31.50 ▼
OPEC_SP   3.8 mb/d ●
SPR_US    372.4 Mb
FAO_FFPI  121.4 ▲
auto-refresh 60slatency 312msbuild 0.3.0commit f3a2c81UTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%BRENT$84.27▲0.50%WTI$80.15▲0.39%TTF€31.50▼3.67%NBP72.4p▼1.50%HH$2.84▲1.43%SPR_US372.4 Mb18.7dEU_GAS78.3%▲0.4ppOPEC_SPARE3.8 mb/d▼0.3FAO_FFPI121.4▲0.8WHT.SRW$6.42/bu▲1.84%RIC.THAI$612/t▲0.32%UREA$378/t▲2.71%LITH$13,820/t▼0.84%COBL$31,400/t—CU$9,820/t▲0.65%NI$17,420/t▼1.10%
~/countries/BEN·region: West Africa·tier: monitored·methodology: v3.2cite · /api/v1/countries/BEN

Benin / BEN

ISO BENBJ│capital: Porto-Novo│region: West Africa│population: 13.7M
WATCH
STRESS INDEX · v3.20.57

[ 01 ]$_STRESS INDEX · v3.2 composite

COMPOSITE · 0–1 SCALE0.57

The v3.2 stress index is a six-axis composite of energy and food exposure, geopolitical pressure, fiscal headroom, demography and supply concentration, normalised to a 0–1 scale.

stress index · 18-month history0–1 composite

[ 02 ]$_MACRO · economy and territory

NOMINAL GDP$20 bn
GDP PER CAPITA$1,400
AREA112,622 km²
POPULATION13.7M
INFLATION · 20263%
INFLATION FORECAST · 20272.8%
CURRENCY DEPR. · 1Y2%
PUBLIC DEBT / GDP54%
UNEMPLOYMENT2%
ELECTRICITY ACCESS42%
electricity generation mix · %
  • Fossil0 0.0%
  • Nuclear0 0.0%
  • Renewables100 100.0%
inflation · 2022–2027%

[ 03 ]$_ENERGY PROFILE · production and consumption

OIL PRODUCTION0 mb/d
OIL CONSUMPTION0.05 mb/d
GAS PRODUCTION0 bcm
GAS CONSUMPTION0.2 bcm
POSTUREnet importer
IMPORT DEPENDENCY60%

[ 04 ]$_FOOD POSTURE · cereals

CEREAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY70%
POSTUREnet importer
key commodities:
oilcottonrice

[ 05 ]$_RESILIENCE · oil cover

OIL STOCK COVER20days

[ 06 ]$_COUNTRY BRIEF · shortage posture

Benin imports all of its fuel, with a long history of informal cross-border supply from Nigeria, and is now the export terminus of the new pipeline carrying Niger's crude to the sea. Cotton is its main export. Power supply leans on imports and gas from the West African pipeline.

[ 07 ]$_VULNERABILITIES · pressure points

[ 08 ]$_WATER · drought & lake levels

WATER STRESSmoderate
DROUGHTmoderate

Benin faces a long dry season and recurrent drought, with northern reservoirs falling low.

MAJOR LAKES & RESERVOIRS
  • Lake Nokouénormal
  • Lake Ahéménormal

[ 09 ]$_EVENTS · tagged register

1 events recorded
2026-03-15ECONPower deficit spreads across West AfricaECOWAS Energy

[ 10 ]$_SCENARIOS · with exposure

// WAFRICA-POWER-2026

West African power deficit.

prob 0.47
severity 3.3 / 5 · revision 2026-05-07watch · 13 West African economies · power + industry
open scenario →

[ 11 ]$_STRATEGIC RESERVES · by stock type

STOCK TYPERESERVEDAYS COVERSTATUS
Oil · imported fuel stocksAll fuel is imported; informal supply from Nigeria has long filled gaps.limited20daysWATCH
Crude transit · Niger pipeline terminusBenin is the coastal export terminus of the pipeline carrying Niger's crude.new—STABLE
Grain · commercial stocksCereal output covers most demand; rice is partly imported.limited45daysWATCH

[ 12 ]$_CORPORATE FAILURES · Q1 2026

Q1 2026 FILINGS230
YEAR-ON-YEAR▲ +14%
RANK · WORLD#128
AgricultureTradeCotton
$ curl -s https://api.shortage.life/v1/countries/BEN | jq '.stress'
> 0.57
endpoint: /api/v1/countries/BEN·MCP: get-country-profile(iso=BEN)·license: CC-BY-4.0