Horses — Amount excreted in manure in Benin
Benin: Horses — Amount excreted in manure was 47,153 kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — 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 horses — amount excreted in manure in Benin is 47,153 kg, measured in 2023.
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 in Benin peaked at 251,430 kg in 1985 and was at its lowest, 15,544 kg, in 1999.
Benin ranks 141st of 164 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 124,436 kg | — |
| 1962 | 124,636 kg | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 109,211 kg | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 109,251 kg | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 118,242 kg | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 119,881 kg | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 119,881 kg | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 94,306 kg | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 119,881 kg | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 139,861 kg | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 142,098 kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 154,047 kg | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 157,523 kg | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 201,799 kg | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 181,819 kg | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 191,010 kg | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 181,819 kg | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 219,781 kg | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 219,781 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 219,781 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 219,781 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 237,603 kg | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 242,758 kg | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 245,755 kg | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 251,430 kg | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 41,878 kg | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 42,558 kg | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 47,193 kg | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 50,829 kg | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 41,958 kg | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 42,158 kg | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43,956 kg | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 43,956 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40,919 kg | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 19,940 kg | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 19,980 kg | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 19,980 kg | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 19,980 kg | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15,544 kg | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 36,484 kg | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 39,960 kg | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 39,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,960 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41,958 kg | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 41,958 kg | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43,956 kg | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 43,956 kg | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 45,954 kg | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 45,954 kg | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47,952 kg | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 47,952 kg | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 46,194 kg | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 45,235 kg | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 44,676 kg | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 44,636 kg | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44,995 kg | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 46,474 kg | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 46,594 kg | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 46,873 kg | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 47,153 kg | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 47,153 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.45 million kg, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 47,153 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,617 kg, 8% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +134.7% | 15,544 kg | 36,484 kg |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 251,430 kg | 41,878 kg |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 40,919 kg | 19,940 kg |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 157,523 kg | 201,799 kg |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 94,306 kg | 119,881 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,525 kg | 94,306 kg | 124,636 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 178,954 kg | 139,861 kg | 219,781 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,957 kg | 41,878 kg | 251,430 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,837 kg | 15,544 kg | 43,956 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,412 kg | 36,484 kg | 43,956 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,750 kg | 43,956 kg | 47,952 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,773 kg | 46,474 kg | 47,153 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 horses — amount excreted in manure in Benin?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure in Benin was 47,153 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 251,430 kg in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,544 kg in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — amount excreted in manure?
- Benin ranks 141st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).