Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Benin
Benin: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure was 9.50 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Benin is 9.50 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Benin peaked at 13.31 million kg in 2005 and was at its lowest, 808,110 kg, in 1976.
Benin ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 million kg | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.08 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.13 million kg | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.13 million kg | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.19 million kg | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 1.27 million kg | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 1.10 million kg | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 1.16 million kg | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 1.01 million kg | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million kg | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 902,390 kg | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 942,795 kg | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 915,858 kg | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 808,110 kg | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 808,110 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 835,047 kg | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 883,534 kg | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 948,182 kg | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 991,282 kg | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million kg | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 1.38 million kg | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 1.55 million kg | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 1.81 million kg | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million kg | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 1.29 million kg | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.12 million kg | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 948,182 kg | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 829,660 kg | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 3.83 million kg | +361.0% |
| 1992 | 3.88 million kg | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4.04 million kg | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 4.15 million kg | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4.26 million kg | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.69 million kg | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 4.53 million kg | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 4.63 million kg | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.79 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 5.66 million kg | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 11.02 million kg | +94.8% |
| 2002 | 11.45 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 13.13 million kg | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 12.44 million kg | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 13.31 million kg | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 12.34 million kg | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 12.73 million kg | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 6.73 million kg | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 6.96 million kg | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.13 million kg | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.38 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.63 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.90 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 8.18 million kg | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.00 million kg | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 8.72 million kg | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 8.99 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 9.27 million kg | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 9.55 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.55 million kg | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 8.63 million kg | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.80 million kg | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.50 million kg | +8.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.50 million kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.85 million kg, 3.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.50 million kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 million kg, 4.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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 | +361.0% | 829,660 kg | 3.83 million kg |
| 2001 | +94.8% | 5.66 million kg | 11.02 million kg |
| 2008 | -47.1% | 12.73 million kg | 6.73 million kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 million kg | 1.08 million kg | 1.27 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 928,518 kg | 808,110 kg | 1.16 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million kg | 948,182 kg | 1.81 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.96 million kg | 829,660 kg | 4.79 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.58 million kg | 5.66 million kg | 13.31 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.38 million kg | 7.13 million kg | 9.55 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.62 million kg | 7.55 million kg | 9.50 million kg | 4 |
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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 chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Benin?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure in Benin was 9.50 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 13.31 million kg in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 808,110 kg in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).