Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.1212 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin is 0.1212 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1489 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 kg per person, in 2019.
Benin ranks 63rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0751 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0799 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0921 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0969 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0987 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1035 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0966 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1017 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1019 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1012 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1046 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1275 kg per person | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1245 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1214 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1257 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1262 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1267 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.127 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1284 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1296 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1309 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.146 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1475 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1489 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0989 kg per person | -33.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0974 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0966 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0948 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0804 kg per person | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0808 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0717 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0688 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0747 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.071 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0728 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0717 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0702 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0719 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0728 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.072 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0696 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0695 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0691 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0689 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0683 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0677 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0687 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0681 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0676 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0671 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0666 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0661 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0656 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0651 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0647 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0643 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0639 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1077 kg per person | +68.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1203 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1208 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1212 kg per person | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1212 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.128 kg per person, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1212 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 | +68.5% | 0.0639 kg per person | 0.1077 kg per person |
| 1986 | -33.5% | 0.1489 kg per person | 0.0989 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0938 kg per person | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.1035 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1187 kg per person | 0.1012 kg per person | 0.1275 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1219 kg per person | 0.0948 kg per person | 0.1489 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0734 kg per person | 0.0688 kg per person | 0.0808 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0699 kg per person | 0.0677 kg per person | 0.0728 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0659 kg per person | 0.0639 kg per person | 0.0681 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1175 kg per person | 0.1077 kg per person | 0.1212 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.1212 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1489 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 63rd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.1%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.