Potassium nitrate — Import value in Benin
Benin: Potassium nitrate — Import value was 0.08 1000 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potassium nitrate — Import value in Benin, 2002–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potassium nitrate — import value in Benin is 0.08 1000 USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potassium nitrate — import value in Benin peaked at 2.32 1000 USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 USD, in 2019.
That places Benin 157th out of 168 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.
Potassium nitrate — Import value in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8 1000 USD | — |
| 2003 | 0.26 1000 USD | -67.5% |
| 2005 | 0.07 1000 USD | -73.1% |
| 2007 | 0.25 1000 USD | +257.1% |
| 2008 | 1.25 1000 USD | +400.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 1000 USD | -79.2% |
| 2011 | 2.32 1000 USD | +792.3% |
| 2012 | 0.14 1000 USD | -94.0% |
| 2017 | 1.59 1000 USD | +1035.7% |
| 2019 | 0.02 1000 USD | -98.7% |
| 2020 | 0.08 1000 USD | +300.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 1000 USD | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 1000 USD | +300.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.08 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.22 1000 USD, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.08 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.2 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potassium nitrate — Import value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1035.7% | 0.14 1000 USD | 1.59 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4817 1000 USD | 0.07 1000 USD | 1.25 1000 USD | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 1000 USD | 0.02 1000 USD | 2.32 1000 USD | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.065 1000 USD | 0.02 1000 USD | 0.08 1000 USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 154 Kiribati 0.21 1000 USD compare
- 155 Micronesia (excluding intra-trade) 0.19 1000 USD compare
- 156 Cook Islands 0.17 1000 USD compare
- 157 Faroe Islands 0.08 1000 USD compare
- 159 Belize 0.06 1000 USD compare
- 160 Bermuda 0.04 1000 USD compare
- 160 Bhutan 0.04 1000 USD compare
- 160 Dominica 0.04 1000 USD compare
- 160 Gabon 0.04 1000 USD compare
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 potassium nitrate — import value in Benin?
- Potassium nitrate — import value in Benin was 0.08 1000 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potassium nitrate — import value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 1000 USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest potassium nitrate — import value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 USD in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for potassium nitrate — import value?
- Benin ranks 157th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potassium nitrate — import value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Potassium nitrate — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf