Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils in Benin
Benin: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils was 1.71 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.71 million kg for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils in Benin peaked at 1.71 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 192,318 kg, in 1961.
Benin ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192,318 kg | — |
| 1962 | 208,106 kg | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 244,256 kg | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 261,962 kg | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 275,889 kg | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 277,778 kg | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 297,392 kg | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 283,395 kg | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 304,885 kg | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 312,211 kg | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 317,351 kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 335,619 kg | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 418,486 kg | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 418,486 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 418,443 kg | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 443,959 kg | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 457,270 kg | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 471,000 kg | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 485,095 kg | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 503,838 kg | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 523,305 kg | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 544,237 kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 624,632 kg | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 649,660 kg | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 675,570 kg | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 462,524 kg | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 469,535 kg | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 479,988 kg | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 485,649 kg | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 424,594 kg | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 439,917 kg | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 403,075 kg | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 403,824 kg | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 455,200 kg | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 442,299 kg | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 465,195 kg | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 472,067 kg | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 476,897 kg | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 503,232 kg | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 525,710 kg | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 536,222 kg | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 553,209 kg | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 550,663 kg | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 566,808 kg | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 582,492 kg | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 598,936 kg | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 611,620 kg | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 624,736 kg | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 653,119 kg | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 667,534 kg | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 681,948 kg | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 697,262 kg | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 712,806 kg | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 728,651 kg | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 744,795 kg | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 761,470 kg | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 778,444 kg | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 795,949 kg | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 813,754 kg | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.41 million kg | +73.0% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million kg | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 1.66 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.71 million kg | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.71 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.75 million kg, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.71 million kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65 million kg, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils 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 | +73.0% | 813,754 kg | 1.41 million kg |
| 1986 | -31.5% | 675,570 kg | 462,524 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 260,665 kg | 192,318 kg | 304,885 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 407,792 kg | 312,211 kg | 485,095 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 541,894 kg | 462,524 kg | 675,570 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 448,630 kg | 403,075 kg | 503,232 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 580,352 kg | 525,710 kg | 653,119 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 738,261 kg | 667,534 kg | 813,754 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million kg | 1.41 million kg | 1.71 million kg | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 in Benin?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils in Benin was 1.71 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,318 kg in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils?
- Benin ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).