Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin
Benin: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 4.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin is 4.8 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin peaked at 6.73 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4085 kg per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Benin 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5719 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5719 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5991 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.64 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5093 kg per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5174 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4562 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4766 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.463 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4221 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4466 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5011 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6972 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7843 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.915 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7407 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6536 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5665 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +361.0% |
| 1992 | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.37 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 5.57 kg per square kilometre | +94.8% |
| 2002 | 5.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 6.29 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 3.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 4.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.14 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.8 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches 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% | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +94.8% | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 5.57 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -47.1% | 6.43 kg per square kilometre | 3.4 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5689 kg per square kilometre | 0.5447 kg per square kilometre | 0.64 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | 0.4085 kg per square kilometre | 0.5855 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6383 kg per square kilometre | 0.4793 kg per square kilometre | 0.915 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 kg per square kilometre | 0.4194 kg per square kilometre | 2.42 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.35 kg per square kilometre | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | 6.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 kg per square kilometre | 3.6 kg per square kilometre | 4.83 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.36 kg per square kilometre | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near 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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin was 4.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4085 kg per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Benin ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils 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.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils 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
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils 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.