Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Benin
Benin: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.2 kg per square kilometre for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Benin peaked at 4.82 kg per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.7284 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7406 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.7588 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7709 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8013 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8346 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8532 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9079 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9277 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.966 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9891 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.7 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 4.01 kg per square kilometre | +94.7% |
| 2002 | 4.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 4.51 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 4.5 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | -43.2% |
| 2009 | 2.72 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.19 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.36 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2021 | 2.91 kg per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 2.97 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +94.7% | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 4.01 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | -43.2% | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 2.64 kg per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -32.0% | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7716 kg per square kilometre | 0.7284 kg per square kilometre | 0.8532 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.9079 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 2.76 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | 3.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Benin?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Benin was 3.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.82 kg per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7284 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Benin ranks 114th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.