Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 2.18 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Benin stood at 2.18 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 3.4 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.9151 kg per person, in 2019.
That places Benin 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.34 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.81 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 1.91 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 2.12 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 2.18 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.27 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 2.08 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 2.23 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2.26 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.23 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.34 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.94 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 2.87 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.8 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.9 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.91 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.92 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.93 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.97 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 3 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3.03 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.33 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 3.37 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.12 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 2.06 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.98 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.95 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.6 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 1.58 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 1.09 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 1.15 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.09 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.06 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9946 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9861 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9773 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9683 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9603 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9518 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9431 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9353 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9276 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9212 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9151 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.16 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 2.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.17 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.18 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.18 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.18 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +136.1% | 0.9151 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 3.4 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 2.34 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 kg per person | 1.34 kg per person | 2.27 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.71 kg per person | 2.23 kg per person | 2.94 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 kg per person | 1.95 kg per person | 3.4 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.9946 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9486 kg per person | 0.9151 kg per person | 0.9861 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 kg per person | 2.16 kg per person | 2.18 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Benin was 2.18 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9151 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.