Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin
Benin: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.27 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.27 kg/ha for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin peaked at 1.71 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6026 kg/ha, in 1999.
That places Benin 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.14 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 1.34 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.43 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.49 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.29 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 1.4 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 1.24 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1969 | 1.22 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.3 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 1.26 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.22 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.23 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.21 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.19 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.25 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 1.28 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.31 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.35 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.38 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.42 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.46 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.56 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 1.57 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.71 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 1.65 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.68 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.26 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1989 | 1.25 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.29 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.5 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 1.48 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.57 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.39 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.36 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.08 kg/ha | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7092 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6026 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6959 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8102 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8194 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8142 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.838 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.862 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9053 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9234 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7807 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7691 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8636 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8555 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8445 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8191 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8437 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8583 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9359 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9095 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8522 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8447 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.04 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1.13 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.27 kg/ha | +12.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.27 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.62 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.27 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 kg/ha, 81% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -34.2% | 1.08 kg/ha | 0.7092 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 kg/ha | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.49 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 kg/ha | 1.25 kg/ha | 1.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 kg/ha | 0.6026 kg/ha | 1.57 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8218 kg/ha | 0.6959 kg/ha | 0.9234 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8627 kg/ha | 0.8191 kg/ha | 0.9359 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 1.27 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin was 1.27 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6026 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Benin ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).