Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin
Benin: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 13.18 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin stood at 13.18 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 798.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin peaked at 18.46 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 kg/ha, in 2006.
That places Benin 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0226 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0232 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.071 kg/ha | +206.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1279 kg/ha | +80.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0949 kg/ha | -25.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0923 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6102 kg/ha | +561.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 kg/ha | +73.9% |
| 1969 | 1.28 kg/ha | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 1.58 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1971 | 1.67 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.53 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9533 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9643 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5528 kg/ha | -42.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6862 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4696 kg/ha | -31.6% |
| 1978 | 1.06 kg/ha | +125.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5877 kg/ha | -44.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2445 kg/ha | -58.4% |
| 1981 | 0.3309 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6768 kg/ha | +104.5% |
| 1983 | 1.85 kg/ha | +173.0% |
| 1984 | 2.17 kg/ha | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 2.27 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 2.56 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 2.02 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1988 | 1.24 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6449 kg/ha | -48.1% |
| 1990 | 2.99 kg/ha | +363.6% |
| 1991 | 2.92 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 3.56 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1993 | 4.43 kg/ha | +24.4% |
| 1994 | 4.21 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 7.13 kg/ha | +69.1% |
| 1996 | 6.71 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 8.02 kg/ha | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 6.16 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 13.54 kg/ha | +119.8% |
| 2000 | 5.41 kg/ha | -60.0% |
| 2001 | 5.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.36 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4512 kg/ha | -94.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0498 kg/ha | -89.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1413 kg/ha | +183.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 kg/ha | -97.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2036 kg/ha | +5120.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1177 kg/ha | -42.2% |
| 2009 | 1.82 kg/ha | +1443.0% |
| 2010 | 4.11 kg/ha | +126.4% |
| 2011 | 1.35 kg/ha | -67.3% |
| 2012 | 2.78 kg/ha | +106.6% |
| 2013 | 1.47 kg/ha | -47.3% |
| 2014 | 4.28 kg/ha | +192.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0525 kg/ha | -98.8% |
| 2016 | 4.26 kg/ha | +8021.1% |
| 2017 | 0.013 kg/ha | -99.7% |
| 2018 | 12.29 kg/ha | +94444.6% |
| 2019 | 18.46 kg/ha | +50.2% |
| 2020 | 15.35 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 13.69 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 14.26 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 13.18 kg/ha | -7.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.18 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.18 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +94444.6% | 0.013 kg/ha | 12.29 kg/ha |
| 2016 | +8021.1% | 0.0525 kg/ha | 4.26 kg/ha |
| 2007 | +5120.5% | 0.0039 kg/ha | 0.2036 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +1443.0% | 0.1177 kg/ha | 1.82 kg/ha |
| 1967 | +561.1% | 0.0923 kg/ha | 0.6102 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3764 kg/ha | 0.0226 kg/ha | 1.28 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 kg/ha | 0.4696 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 kg/ha | 0.2445 kg/ha | 2.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.97 kg/ha | 2.92 kg/ha | 13.54 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 kg/ha | 0.0039 kg/ha | 8.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.91 kg/ha | 0.013 kg/ha | 18.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.12 kg/ha | 13.18 kg/ha | 15.35 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin was 13.18 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 18.46 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 kg/ha in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 798.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).