Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 0.414 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.414 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 2.21 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1365 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9588 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9592 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.828 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.6 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3677 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3736 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4143 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4463 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3684 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3701 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3593 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1751 kg per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1754 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1754 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1754 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3203 kg per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3508 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3684 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3684 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4035 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4035 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.421 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.421 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4056 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3972 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3922 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3919 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.395 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.408 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4091 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4115 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.414 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.414 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.25 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.414 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.88 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | 0.3203 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | 0.3677 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 0.3593 kg per square kilometre | 0.1751 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 1.77 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 0.828 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.828 kg per square kilometre | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 0.3677 kg per square kilometre | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2707 kg per square kilometre | 0.1365 kg per square kilometre | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3548 kg per square kilometre | 0.3203 kg per square kilometre | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4017 kg per square kilometre | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | 0.421 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4107 kg per square kilometre | 0.408 kg per square kilometre | 0.414 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 126 Thailand 0.5372 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.4603 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.4459 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Botswana 0.3861 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.414 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1365 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.