All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Benin
Benin: All Animals: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 527.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Benin stood at 527.58 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Benin peaked at 527.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.98 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 … left square kilometre leaches in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.98 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 69.72 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 77.08 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1964 | 81.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 90.01 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 96.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 101.54 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 99.47 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 106.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 108.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 111.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 120.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 135.72 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1974 | 131.07 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 140.44 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 143.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 146.69 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 150.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 154.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 165.76 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 171.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 178.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 194.26 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 202.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 171.8 kg per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 171.18 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 173.89 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 171.86 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 179.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 189.22 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 190.28 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 190.51 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 213.76 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 190.32 kg per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 217.23 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 223.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 226.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 238.14 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 253.89 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 274.19 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 281.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 289.33 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 294.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 299.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 309.05 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 316.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 311.12 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 320.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 328.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 337.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 345.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 354.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 363.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 373.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 382.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 391.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 401.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 412.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 419.15 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 468.55 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 497.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 527.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 527.58 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 366.23 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 527.58 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 413.5 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.57 kg per square kilometre | 64.98 kg per square kilometre | 106.92 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.26 kg per square kilometre | 108.39 kg per square kilometre | 154.78 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.15 kg per square kilometre | 165.76 kg per square kilometre | 211.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 205.91 kg per square kilometre | 179.53 kg per square kilometre | 238.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 295.09 kg per square kilometre | 253.89 kg per square kilometre | 320.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.16 kg per square kilometre | 328.94 kg per square kilometre | 412.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.08 kg per square kilometre | 419.15 kg per square kilometre | 527.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
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- 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 — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Benin?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Benin was 527.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 527.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.98 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.