Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin
Benin: Horses: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.0025 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin stood at 0.0025 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 0.0134 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 kg per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Benin 110th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0058 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0063 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0126 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0129 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0027 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 kg per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0025 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0257 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0025 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0175 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +134.7% | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0019 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 0.0134 kg per square kilometre | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0011 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | 0.0107 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | 0.0064 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 kg per square kilometre | 0.005 kg per square kilometre | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 kg per square kilometre | 0.0074 kg per square kilometre | 0.0117 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 kg per square kilometre | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0134 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 kg per square kilometre | 0.0008 kg per square kilometre | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 kg per square kilometre | 0.0019 kg per square kilometre | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 kg per square kilometre | 0.0023 kg per square kilometre | 0.0026 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | 0.0025 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
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- 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Benin?
- Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin was 0.0025 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0134 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 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.
Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — 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
Horses — 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.