Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Benin
Benin: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 185.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin is 185.74 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin peaked at 186.44 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.85 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.85 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24.6 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 26.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 27.93 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 31.93 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 36.01 kg per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 37.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 37.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 40.2 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 40.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 41.77 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 45.93 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 48.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 45.19 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 51.28 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 50.55 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 51.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 52.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 53.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 58.91 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 60.65 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 62.46 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 64.33 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 66.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 68.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 63.66 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 63.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 65.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 65.01 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 76.39 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1991 | 80.9 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 84.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 84.73 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.48 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 80.86 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 96.44 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 99.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 101.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 106.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 113.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 117.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 120.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 123.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 126.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 127.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 133.59 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 137.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 140.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 144.22 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 147.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 151.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 155.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 159.87 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 164 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 168.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 172.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 177.14 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 181.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 186.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 143.01 kg per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2021 | 156.27 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 170.77 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 185.74 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 185.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.68 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 185.74 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107.6 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.62 kg per square kilometre | 22.85 kg per square kilometre | 40.2 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.13 kg per square kilometre | 40.25 kg per square kilometre | 53.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.9 kg per square kilometre | 58.91 kg per square kilometre | 68.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.75 kg per square kilometre | 76.39 kg per square kilometre | 106.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 128.57 kg per square kilometre | 113.71 kg per square kilometre | 144.22 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.58 kg per square kilometre | 147.98 kg per square kilometre | 186.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 163.95 kg per square kilometre | 143.01 kg per square kilometre | 185.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 30 South Sudan 208.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 31 Colombia 199.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 32 Honduras 194.73 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Tonga 185.63 kg per square kilometre compare
- 35 Armenia 184.55 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Nigeria 182.81 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 cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin was 185.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 186.44 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.85 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.