Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin
Benin: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.7875 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin is 0.7875 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin peaked at 1.36 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5775 kg/ha, in 1974.
Benin ranks 114th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.982 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 1.01 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8962 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 1.04 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.9192 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8933 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7924 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7618 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6693 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6349 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5775 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7141 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6846 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7932 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7822 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7427 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7997 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.7597 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7876 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8615 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8959 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9179 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8422 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9586 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9517 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.1 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 1.08 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.21 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.25 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.36 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.23 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.16 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 1.15 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.13 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.26 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 1.15 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.09 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9213 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 1.07 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9565 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9517 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9313 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.926 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.839 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.804 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.845 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8055 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7621 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7875 kg/ha | +3.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7875 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7875 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9904 kg/ha | 0.8933 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7153 kg/ha | 0.5775 kg/ha | 0.7932 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8786 kg/ha | 0.7597 kg/ha | 1.01 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 kg/ha | 0.9213 kg/ha | 1.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9601 kg/ha | 0.804 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8 kg/ha | 0.7621 kg/ha | 0.845 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Benin was 0.7875 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5775 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Benin ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. 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 Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).