Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.4182 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.4182 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 2.23 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1379 kg per square kilometre, in 1999.
Benin ranks 129th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9685 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9689 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8363 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.69 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3714 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3774 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4185 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4508 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3721 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3739 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3629 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3544 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3721 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3721 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4075 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4075 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4253 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4253 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4097 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4012 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3962 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3958 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.399 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4132 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4157 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4182 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4182 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4182 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +134.7% | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 0.3714 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 0.3629 kg per square kilometre | 0.1768 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 0.8363 kg per square kilometre | 1.06 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 0.8363 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | 1.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | 0.3714 kg per square kilometre | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2735 kg per square kilometre | 0.1379 kg per square kilometre | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3584 kg per square kilometre | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4057 kg per square kilometre | 0.3898 kg per square kilometre | 0.4253 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4148 kg per square kilometre | 0.4121 kg per square kilometre | 0.4182 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 126 Thailand 0.5655 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.4846 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.4504 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Botswana 0.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.2509 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Yemen 0.1447 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.4182 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1379 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (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.