Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin
Benin: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -1.06 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — 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 -1.06 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin peaked at 0.5195 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, -5.15 kg/ha, in 2017.
That places Benin 155th 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 | -0.7014 kg/ha | -1.15 kg/ha | -0.5181 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.4486 kg/ha | -0.7316 kg/ha | -0.205 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2565 kg/ha | -1.43 kg/ha | 0.5195 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9563 kg/ha | -1.88 kg/ha | 0.2835 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.66 kg/ha | -3.7 kg/ha | -1.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.08 kg/ha | -5.15 kg/ha | -0.5888 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.67 kg/ha | -2.12 kg/ha | -1.06 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin was -1.06 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5195 kg/ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.15 kg/ha in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Benin ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).