Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin
Benin: Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 5.75 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin stood at 5.75 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 256.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin peaked at 5.75 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.08 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Benin 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1.64 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 1.76 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 1.76 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.6 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1967 | 1.86 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1968 | 1.58 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1969 | 1.63 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.73 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 1.85 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 1.87 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.87 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.85 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1.62 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 1.57 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.54 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.59 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1.63 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.72 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.03 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 2.19 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 2.39 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 3.41 kg/ha | +42.6% |
| 1986 | 2.96 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 2.95 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.25 kg/ha | -23.7% |
| 1989 | 1.79 kg/ha | -20.6% |
| 1990 | 2.44 kg/ha | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 2.87 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 3.24 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 3.3 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.31 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.07 kg/ha | +53.2% |
| 1996 | 3.76 kg/ha | -25.7% |
| 1997 | 3.74 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.56 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.67 kg/ha | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 2.87 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 2.34 kg/ha | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 2.72 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 1.17 kg/ha | -57.1% |
| 2004 | 1.13 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.21 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.21 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.08 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 1.76 kg/ha | +62.7% |
| 2010 | 2.75 kg/ha | +56.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 kg/ha | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 2.32 kg/ha | +47.6% |
| 2013 | 1.61 kg/ha | -30.5% |
| 2014 | 1.56 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kg/ha | +89.4% |
| 2017 | 1.16 kg/ha | -44.9% |
| 2018 | 4.15 kg/ha | +259.3% |
| 2019 | 5.74 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 4.51 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.55 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 5.75 kg/ha | +26.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 5.75 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.23 kg/ha, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 5.75 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.12 kg/ha, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +259.3% | 1.16 kg/ha | 4.15 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +89.4% | 1.11 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 3.41 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.39 kg/ha | 2.44 kg/ha | 5.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 2.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 kg/ha | 4.5 kg/ha | 5.75 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 136 Russian Federation 5.91 kg/ha compare
- 137 French Polynesia 5.83 kg/ha compare
- 138 Gabon 5.82 kg/ha compare
- 140 Haiti 5.11 kg/ha compare
- 141 Libya 4.9 kg/ha compare
- 142 Mauritania 4.77 kg/ha 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 input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin?
- Input — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin was 5.75 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest input — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for input — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is input — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 256.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).