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 147th out of 186 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.15 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | -0.8715 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 1963 | -0.6763 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1964 | -0.5486 kg/ha | -18.9% |
| 1965 | -0.5761 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5181 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1967 | -0.5456 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1968 | -0.866 kg/ha | +58.7% |
| 1969 | -0.5641 kg/ha | -34.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5648 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | -0.3581 kg/ha | -36.6% |
| 1972 | -0.3556 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4646 kg/ha | +30.7% |
| 1974 | -0.205 kg/ha | -55.9% |
| 1975 | -0.2161 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1976 | -0.4067 kg/ha | +88.2% |
| 1977 | -0.4793 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1978 | -0.7316 kg/ha | +52.6% |
| 1979 | -0.7043 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1980 | -0.378 kg/ha | -46.3% |
| 1981 | -0.2209 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0389 kg/ha | -117.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1582 kg/ha | +306.7% |
| 1984 | -0.5228 kg/ha | -430.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5195 kg/ha | -199.4% |
| 1986 | -0.2478 kg/ha | -147.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4648 kg/ha | -287.6% |
| 1988 | -0.9454 kg/ha | -303.4% |
| 1989 | -1.43 kg/ha | +51.4% |
| 1990 | -1.05 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1991 | -1.05 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1992 | -0.5034 kg/ha | -52.1% |
| 1993 | -1.23 kg/ha | +145.2% |
| 1994 | -1.13 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2835 kg/ha | -125.0% |
| 1996 | -1.19 kg/ha | -520.8% |
| 1997 | -0.9385 kg/ha | -21.3% |
| 1998 | -0.8677 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1999 | -1.88 kg/ha | +116.6% |
| 2000 | -1.55 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 2001 | -2.08 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 2002 | -2 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2003 | -3.24 kg/ha | +62.1% |
| 2004 | -3.7 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2005 | -2.67 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2006 | -2.71 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | -2.97 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | -3.19 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2009 | -2.45 kg/ha | -23.2% |
| 2010 | -1.67 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2011 | -3.46 kg/ha | +106.8% |
| 2012 | -2.53 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2013 | -3.52 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 2014 | -3.92 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2015 | -3.74 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2016 | -3.89 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | -5.15 kg/ha | +32.4% |
| 2018 | -2.27 kg/ha | -55.8% |
| 2019 | -0.5888 kg/ha | -74.1% |
| 2020 | -2.12 kg/ha | +260.9% |
| 2021 | -2.12 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | -1.35 kg/ha | -36.2% |
| 2023 | -1.06 kg/ha | -21.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -1.06 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6913 kg/ha. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's -1.06 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3837 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient balance — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -520.8% | 0.2835 kg/ha | -1.19 kg/ha |
| 1984 | -430.5% | 0.1582 kg/ha | -0.5228 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +306.7% | 0.0389 kg/ha | 0.1582 kg/ha |
| 1988 | -303.4% | 0.4648 kg/ha | -0.9454 kg/ha |
| 1987 | +287.6% | -0.2478 kg/ha | 0.4648 kg/ha |
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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- 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 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 147th out of 186 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 (%).