All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Benin
Benin: All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square was 15.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 15.72 kg per square kilometre for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 15.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.7 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 105th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.04 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1965 | 3.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1967 | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 4.33 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 4.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 4.4 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 4.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 6.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.96 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 7.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 7.69 kg per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 8 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 8.77 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 8 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 8.83 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 8.05 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 7.02 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 7.3 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 7.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 8.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 9.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 10.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.23 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 11.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 13.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 14.56 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 15.72 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.38 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15.72 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.16 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where All Animals: Losses from manure treated (N content) … square in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +25.2% | 6.14 kg per square kilometre | 7.69 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.55 kg per square kilometre | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | 4.05 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.65 kg per square kilometre | 4.21 kg per square kilometre | 5.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.27 kg per square kilometre | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | 7.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.58 kg per square kilometre | 6.07 kg per square kilometre | 8.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | 8.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | 9.08 kg per square kilometre | 11.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.92 kg per square kilometre | 12.12 kg per square kilometre | 15.72 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 102 Ethiopia 16.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Seychelles 15.98 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 15.82 kg per square kilometre compare
- 106 Nigeria 15.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 107 Iceland 15.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Kenya 14.11 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Benin?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Benin was 15.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 15.72 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 105th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Losses from manure treated 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 — Losses from manure treated (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.