Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin
Benin: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 10.44 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 10.44 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 345.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin peaked at 10.44 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, -9.2 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Benin 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.79 kg/ha | 5.73 kg/ha | 7.77 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.03 kg/ha | 5.43 kg/ha | 7.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 kg/ha | 2.84 kg/ha | 8.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.94 kg/ha | -0.2071 kg/ha | 5.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.12 kg/ha | -6.48 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.19 kg/ha | -9.2 kg/ha | 8.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 kg/ha | 4.65 kg/ha | 10.44 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 151 Fiji 11.09 kg/ha compare
- 152 Gabon 10.99 kg/ha compare
- 153 Russian Federation 10.48 kg/ha compare
- 155 Madagascar 10.32 kg/ha compare
- 156 United Republic of Tanzania 10.19 kg/ha compare
- 157 Eritrea 10.19 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin was 10.44 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.2 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Benin ranks 154th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.1%. 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 Nutrient balance — 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 (%).