All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Benin
Benin: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,983 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin stood at 1,983 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 1,983 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 259.55 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 57th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 259.55 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 280.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 309.39 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 330.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 361 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 376.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 400.57 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 388.38 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 416.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 425.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 437.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 467.15 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 519.94 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 504.09 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 536.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 549.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 564.99 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 581.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 598.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 639.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 661.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 688.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 748.31 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 776.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 816.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 682.47 kg per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 682.85 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 667.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 659.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 688.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 739.57 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 744.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 748.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 835.79 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 749.25 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 848.63 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 854.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 840.82 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 871.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 935.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 1,016 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 1,046 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1,073 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,094 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,112 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,147 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,176 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,150 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,249 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1,282 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,315 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,349 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1,386 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,421 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,458 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1,496 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,535 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,752 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1,864 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,983 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,983 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,983 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 347.04 kg per square kilometre | 259.55 kg per square kilometre | 416.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 518.59 kg per square kilometre | 425.98 kg per square kilometre | 598.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 702.26 kg per square kilometre | 639.13 kg per square kilometre | 816.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 792.17 kg per square kilometre | 688.92 kg per square kilometre | 871.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,094 kg per square kilometre | 935.08 kg per square kilometre | 1,187 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,371 kg per square kilometre | 1,217 kg per square kilometre | 1,535 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,792 kg per square kilometre | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | 1,983 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Benin was 1,983 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,983 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 259.55 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 57th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.