Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin
Benin: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.2089 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Seed — Cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus per unit area in Benin is 0.2089 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 phosphorus per unit area in Benin peaked at 0.3432 kg/ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1467 kg/ha, in 1974.
That places Benin 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2795 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2653 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2575 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2628 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2281 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.252 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2583 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.226 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2219 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1922 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1906 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1658 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1563 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1467 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1863 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1771 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2051 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1981 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1966 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.214 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2072 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2157 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2218 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2217 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2306 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2157 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2413 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2432 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2585 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2831 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2805 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2933 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3108 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3166 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3432 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3168 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3144 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2959 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2972 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2908 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3222 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2929 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2916 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2914 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2913 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2769 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.287 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2442 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2729 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2964 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2836 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2708 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2538 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2525 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2471 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2617 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2457 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2226 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2133 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2242 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2137 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2022 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2089 kg/ha | +3.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2089 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2089 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2502 kg/ha | 0.2219 kg/ha | 0.2795 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1815 kg/ha | 0.1467 kg/ha | 0.2051 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.227 kg/ha | 0.2072 kg/ha | 0.2585 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3052 kg/ha | 0.2805 kg/ha | 0.3432 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2861 kg/ha | 0.2442 kg/ha | 0.3222 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2547 kg/ha | 0.2133 kg/ha | 0.2964 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2122 kg/ha | 0.2022 kg/ha | 0.2242 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 seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Benin was 0.2089 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3432 kg/ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1467 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Benin ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus 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 phosphorus 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 (%).