Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Benin
Benin: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.0828 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin stood at 0.0828 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin peaked at 0.4415 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0273 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 … left square kilometre volatilises in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2185 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1918 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2076 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2105 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2105 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1656 kg per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2105 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2456 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2495 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2705 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2766 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3543 kg per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3193 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3354 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3193 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4172 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4263 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4315 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4415 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0747 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0829 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0893 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 0.074 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0719 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.035 kg per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0351 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0351 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0351 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0641 kg per square kilometre | +134.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0702 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0737 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0807 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0811 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0794 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0784 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0784 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.079 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0818 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0823 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0828 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0828 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8496 kg per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0828 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0273 kg per square kilometre | 0.0641 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -83.3% | 0.4415 kg per square kilometre | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | -51.3% | 0.0719 kg per square kilometre | 0.035 kg per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +28.1% | 0.2766 kg per square kilometre | 0.3543 kg per square kilometre |
| 1969 | +27.1% | 0.1656 kg per square kilometre | 0.2105 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2029 kg per square kilometre | 0.1656 kg per square kilometre | 0.2189 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3142 kg per square kilometre | 0.2456 kg per square kilometre | 0.3859 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2809 kg per square kilometre | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | 0.4415 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0541 kg per square kilometre | 0.0273 kg per square kilometre | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.071 kg per square kilometre | 0.0641 kg per square kilometre | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0803 kg per square kilometre | 0.0772 kg per square kilometre | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0821 kg per square kilometre | 0.0816 kg per square kilometre | 0.0828 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 126 Thailand 0.1074 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.0921 kg per square kilometre compare
- 128 Guyana 0.0892 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Botswana 0.0772 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 United Arab Emirates 0.0502 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Yemen 0.0289 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Benin?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin was 0.0828 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4415 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0273 kg per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.