Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.042 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin stood at 0.042 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0654 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 kg per person, in 2019.
That places Benin 68th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0258 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0289 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0348 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0367 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0409 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.042 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0437 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0401 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.043 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0436 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0429 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0451 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0565 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0552 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0538 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0557 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.056 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0562 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0563 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0572 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0577 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0583 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0641 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0648 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0397 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0381 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0375 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0309 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0303 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.021 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0238 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0222 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0222 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.021 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.021 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0205 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0195 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0191 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.019 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0183 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.018 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0179 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0176 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0416 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0417 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0418 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.042 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.042 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.042 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 | +136.1% | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0416 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 0.0654 kg per person | 0.0409 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 0.0451 kg per person | 0.0565 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0373 kg per person | 0.0258 kg per person | 0.0437 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0521 kg per person | 0.0429 kg per person | 0.0565 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0524 kg per person | 0.0375 kg per person | 0.0654 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.024 kg per person | 0.021 kg per person | 0.0309 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.0213 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0418 kg per person | 0.0416 kg per person | 0.042 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.042 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0654 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.