Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Benin
Benin: Sheep and Goats — Manure management was 1.73 million kg in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure management in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.73 million kg for sheep and goats — manure management in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 140.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure management in Benin peaked at 1.73 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 194,892 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 management in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 194,892 kg | — |
| 1962 | 211,044 kg | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 247,851 kg | +17.4% |
| 1964 | 265,833 kg | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 280,279 kg | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 282,388 kg | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 302,288 kg | +7.0% |
| 1968 | 287,983 kg | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 309,902 kg | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 317,415 kg | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 322,596 kg | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 341,250 kg | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 425,715 kg | +24.8% |
| 1974 | 425,715 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 425,671 kg | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 451,628 kg | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 465,169 kg | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 479,137 kg | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 493,475 kg | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 512,588 kg | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 532,379 kg | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 553,674 kg | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 635,325 kg | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 660,780 kg | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 687,139 kg | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 469,966 kg | -31.6% |
| 1987 | 476,986 kg | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 487,355 kg | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 493,141 kg | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 430,943 kg | -12.6% |
| 1991 | 446,356 kg | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 408,536 kg | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 408,622 kg | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 460,856 kg | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 447,691 kg | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 470,723 kg | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 477,752 kg | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 482,460 kg | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 509,093 kg | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 531,695 kg | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 542,312 kg | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 559,336 kg | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 556,851 kg | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 573,157 kg | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 588,985 kg | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 605,591 kg | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 618,456 kg | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 631,737 kg | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 660,213 kg | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 674,780 kg | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 689,346 kg | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 704,813 kg | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 720,519 kg | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 736,525 kg | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 752,830 kg | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 769,676 kg | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 786,821 kg | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 804,505 kg | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 822,489 kg | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million kg | +73.8% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million kg | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.68 million kg | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.73 million kg | +3.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.73 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.79 million kg, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.73 million kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 million kg, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure management 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 | +73.8% | 822,489 kg | 1.43 million kg |
| 1986 | -31.6% | 687,139 kg | 469,966 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264,718 kg | 194,892 kg | 309,902 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 414,777 kg | 317,415 kg | 493,475 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 550,933 kg | 469,966 kg | 687,139 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 454,303 kg | 408,536 kg | 509,093 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 586,833 kg | 531,695 kg | 660,213 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 746,230 kg | 674,780 kg | 822,489 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million kg | 1.43 million kg | 1.73 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- 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 management in Benin?
- Sheep and goats — manure management in Benin was 1.73 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure management recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,892 kg in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for sheep and goats — manure management?
- Benin ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure management rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.6%. 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 management (manure treated, 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).