Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Benin
Benin: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin peaked at 0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Benin ranks 26th of 166 countries on this measure, 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 … unit GDP volatilises in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0124 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0134 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0129 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0136 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0126 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | +60.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | -37.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.005 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -30.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0096 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0047 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP | 4 |
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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 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0141 kg per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kg per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 166 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 down 26.1%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.