All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,759 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin stood at 1,759 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1,759 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 216.59 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 216.59 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 232.4 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 256.93 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 273.25 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 300.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 321.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 338.47 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 331.55 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 356.39 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 361.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 371.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 401.5 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 452.4 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 436.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 468.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 476.78 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 488.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 501.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 515.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 552.53 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 570.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 593.96 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 647.54 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 673.84 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 703.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 572.65 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 570.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 579.62 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 572.88 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 598.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 630.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 634.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 635.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 712.53 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 634.39 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 724.09 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 743.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 756.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 793.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 846.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 913.95 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 939.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 964.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 982.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 996.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1,030 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1,056 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,153 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1,182 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,274 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1,306 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1,339 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1,562 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 1,657 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,759 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,221 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,759 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,378 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 291.91 kg per square kilometre | 216.59 kg per square kilometre | 356.39 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 447.55 kg per square kilometre | 361.29 kg per square kilometre | 515.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 603.84 kg per square kilometre | 552.53 kg per square kilometre | 703.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 686.36 kg per square kilometre | 598.42 kg per square kilometre | 793.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 983.64 kg per square kilometre | 846.29 kg per square kilometre | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,231 kg per square kilometre | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,594 kg per square kilometre | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | 1,759 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin was 1,759 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,759 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 216.59 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.