Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin
Benin: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.48 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin is 1.48 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin peaked at 1.74 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4334 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Benin 90th out of 186 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.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.463 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4334 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4394 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4871 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4918 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.497 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5377 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5581 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5324 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.5551 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5865 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6125 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7136 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6728 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6673 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6804 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6786 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.658 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6684 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6558 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5962 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6195 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6139 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8506 kg/ha | +38.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8374 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.919 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.743 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8701 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8876 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9356 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.01 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 1 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.22 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 1.33 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.29 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.26 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.34 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.37 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.43 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.46 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.58 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.33 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.44 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1.39 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.35 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.64 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.42 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 1.49 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.51 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.32 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 1.65 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.71 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.66 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.74 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.72 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.54 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 1.48 kg/ha | -3.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.48 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.48 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +38.6% | 0.6139 kg/ha | 0.8506 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4933 kg/ha | 0.4334 kg/ha | 0.5581 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6493 kg/ha | 0.5551 kg/ha | 0.7136 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7593 kg/ha | 0.5962 kg/ha | 0.919 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg/ha | 0.9356 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 kg/ha | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.32 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 kg/ha | 1.48 kg/ha | 1.74 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin was 1.48 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4334 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).