Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0084 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Benin is 0.0084 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0446 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 kg per square kilometre, in 1999.
Benin ranks 110th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.021 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0252 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0358 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0322 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0339 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0322 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0421 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0431 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0436 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.009 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0075 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.008 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0084 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0858 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0084 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0582 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 0.0073 kg per square kilometre | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 0.0279 kg per square kilometre | 0.0358 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | 0.0213 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0205 kg per square kilometre | 0.0167 kg per square kilometre | 0.0221 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0317 kg per square kilometre | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | 0.039 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0284 kg per square kilometre | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 0.0446 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 kg per square kilometre | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 kg per square kilometre | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 107 Algeria 0.0165 kg per square kilometre compare
- 108 Ghana 0.0121 kg per square kilometre compare
- 109 Guinea 0.0119 kg per square kilometre compare
- 111 Botswana 0.0078 kg per square kilometre compare
- 112 Guyana 0.0045 kg per square kilometre compare
- 113 Kenya 0.0028 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0084 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0446 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.