Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin
Benin: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 2.37 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin is 2.37 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 178.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin peaked at 2.57 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6859 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Benin 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.906 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.23 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9216 kg/ha | 0.6859 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 kg/ha | 0.7396 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 kg/ha | 2.32 kg/ha | 2.5 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin was 2.37 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6859 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Benin ranks 167th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 178.7%. 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 Leaching — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).