Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Benin
Benin: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 4.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4.55 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 that leaches (n content) in Benin peaked at 4.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5117 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 that leaches (N content) in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5117 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5537 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6498 kg per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 0.697 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.734 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.739 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7912 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.754 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8112 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.8306 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8443 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8929 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1984 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2021 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 4.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.55 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 3.75 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -31.5% | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6935 kg per square kilometre | 0.5117 kg per square kilometre | 0.8112 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 0.8306 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 kg per square kilometre | 1.78 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | 4.55 kg per square kilometre | 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Benin was 4.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5117 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.