Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin
Benin: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 77.31 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin stood at 77.31 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin peaked at 141.69 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.11 %, in 1983.
That places Benin 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 68.05 % | — |
| 1962 | 64.52 % | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 60.62 % | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 64.86 % | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 62.03 % | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 60.52 % | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 60.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 62.05 % | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 58.32 % | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 59.16 % | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 58.99 % | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 61.32 % | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 68.25 % | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 62.52 % | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 57.74 % | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 56.63 % | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 56.96 % | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 60.26 % | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 60.99 % | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 55.04 % | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 53.83 % | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 56.29 % | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 53.11 % | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 68.67 % | +29.3% |
| 1985 | 65.17 % | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 72.46 % | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 57.98 % | -20.0% |
| 1988 | 81.27 % | +40.2% |
| 1989 | 84.71 % | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 76.65 % | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 84.83 % | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 79.56 % | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 93.1 % | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 89.93 % | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 86.94 % | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 96.79 % | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 92.5 % | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 100.96 % | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 78.9 % | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 102.12 % | +29.4% |
| 2001 | 100.5 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 92.77 % | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 127.8 % | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 137.21 % | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 109.14 % | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 119.9 % | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 112.48 % | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 118.95 % | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 103.75 % | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 87.68 % | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 118.9 % | +35.6% |
| 2012 | 108.73 % | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 120.51 % | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 111.26 % | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 114.1 % | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 111.52 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 141.69 % | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 88.8 % | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 78.2 % | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 85.27 % | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 87.92 % | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 77.09 % | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 77.31 % | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 77.31 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 77.31 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.38 % | 58.32 % | 68.05 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.28 % | 56.63 % | 68.25 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.85 % | 53.11 % | 84.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.02 % | 76.65 % | 100.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.46 % | 92.77 % | 137.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.14 % | 78.2 % | 141.69 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9 % | 77.09 % | 87.92 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Benin was 77.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 141.69 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.11 % in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).