Goats: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin
Benin: Goats: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin is 2.98 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 117.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3359 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 27th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3359 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3531 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4044 kg per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4326 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4342 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4243 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4569 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4406 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4861 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5084 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6197 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6197 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6197 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6574 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6771 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6975 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7184 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7429 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7726 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8036 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9316 kg per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9691 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7223 kg per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7404 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.774 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7805 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7307 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6995 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7467 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8248 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 0.8086 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8602 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8677 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8889 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9386 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 2.8 kg per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 2.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.98 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.38 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.98 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.58 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure applied to soils … 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.6% | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 2.3 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -28.3% | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.7223 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4167 kg per square kilometre | 0.3359 kg per square kilometre | 0.4685 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6079 kg per square kilometre | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | 0.7184 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8244 kg per square kilometre | 0.7223 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8062 kg per square kilometre | 0.6961 kg per square kilometre | 0.9386 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | 0.99 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.3 kg per square kilometre | 2.98 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 China 3.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Senegal 3.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Haiti 3.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 2.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Antigua and Barbuda 2.78 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 Afghanistan 2.77 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 goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin was 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3359 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.2%. 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 Goats — 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — 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
Goats — 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.