Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0895 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin is 0.0895 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1143 kg per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0455 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Benin 112th out of 167 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.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0455 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0481 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0505 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0526 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0589 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0651 kg per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0664 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0647 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0682 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0668 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0678 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.073 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0753 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0707 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0757 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0729 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0724 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.072 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0714 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0764 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0761 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0758 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0756 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0752 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0752 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0699 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0678 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0675 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0622 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0701 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1101 kg per person | +57.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1114 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1065 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1143 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0963 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1101 kg per person | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1102 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1087 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1101 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1108 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1115 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1109 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.11 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1094 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1075 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1081 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1077 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1072 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1067 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1063 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1059 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1055 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1051 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1046 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1042 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1039 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1035 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1033 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1031 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.077 kg per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.082 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0873 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0895 kg per person | +2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0895 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0895 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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 | +57.0% | 0.0701 kg per person | 0.1101 kg per person |
| 2020 | -25.3% | 0.1031 kg per person | 0.077 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 kg per person | 0.0455 kg per person | 0.0682 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0718 kg per person | 0.0668 kg per person | 0.0757 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0722 kg per person | 0.0622 kg per person | 0.0764 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1048 kg per person | 0.0701 kg per person | 0.1143 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.109 kg per person | 0.1067 kg per person | 0.1115 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1045 kg per person | 0.1031 kg per person | 0.1063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 kg per person | 0.077 kg per person | 0.0895 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.0895 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1143 kg per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0455 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 112th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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 Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.