Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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.

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin

Name: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Benin: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0126 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0126 kg per person

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

68th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0196 kg per person

in 1985

All-time low

0.0053 kg per person

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.0126 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0196 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0077 kg per person	—
1962	0.0087 kg per person	+12.1%
1963	0.0104 kg per person	+20.2%
1964	0.011 kg per person	+5.6%
1965	0.0123 kg per person	+11.2%
1966	0.0126 kg per person	+2.9%
1967	0.0131 kg per person	+4.0%
1968	0.012 kg per person	-8.2%
1969	0.0129 kg per person	+7.0%
1970	0.0131 kg per person	+1.5%
1971	0.0129 kg per person	-1.4%
1972	0.0135 kg per person	+4.9%
1973	0.017 kg per person	+25.4%
1974	0.0166 kg per person	-2.4%
1975	0.0162 kg per person	-2.4%
1976	0.0167 kg per person	+3.5%
1977	0.0168 kg per person	+0.4%
1978	0.0169 kg per person	+0.4%
1979	0.0169 kg per person	+0.3%
1980	0.0172 kg per person	+1.6%
1981	0.0173 kg per person	+0.8%
1982	0.0175 kg per person	+1.0%
1983	0.0192 kg per person	+10.1%
1984	0.0194 kg per person	+1.0%
1985	0.0196 kg per person	+1.0%
1986	0.0123 kg per person	-37.6%
1987	0.0119 kg per person	-2.9%
1988	0.0114 kg per person	-4.1%
1989	0.0113 kg per person	-1.4%
1990	0.0093 kg per person	-17.8%
1991	0.0091 kg per person	-1.7%
1992	0.0075 kg per person	-17.8%
1993	0.0063 kg per person	-16.0%
1994	0.0071 kg per person	+13.6%
1995	0.0067 kg per person	-6.7%
1996	0.0067 kg per person	-0.1%
1997	0.0067 kg per person	-0.1%
1998	0.0063 kg per person	-5.1%
1999	0.0064 kg per person	+2.2%
2000	0.0064 kg per person	-1.0%
2001	0.0063 kg per person	-1.3%
2002	0.0061 kg per person	-2.4%
2003	0.006 kg per person	-2.0%
2004	0.006 kg per person	-0.5%
2005	0.0059 kg per person	-1.0%
2006	0.0059 kg per person	-0.7%
2007	0.0059 kg per person	-0.3%
2008	0.0058 kg per person	-0.6%
2009	0.0057 kg per person	-1.7%
2010	0.0057 kg per person	-0.9%
2011	0.0056 kg per person	-0.9%
2012	0.0056 kg per person	-0.9%
2013	0.0055 kg per person	-0.8%
2014	0.0055 kg per person	-0.9%
2015	0.0054 kg per person	-0.9%
2016	0.0054 kg per person	-0.8%
2017	0.0054 kg per person	-0.8%
2018	0.0053 kg per person	-0.7%
2019	0.0053 kg per person	-0.7%
2020	0.0125 kg per person	+136.1%
2021	0.0125 kg per person	+0.3%
2022	0.0125 kg per person	+0.3%
2023	0.0126 kg per person	+0.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.0126 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0122 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.0126 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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%	0.0053 kg per person	0.0125 kg per person
1986	-37.6%	0.0196 kg per person	0.0123 kg per person
1973	+25.4%	0.0135 kg per person	0.017 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0112 kg per person	0.0077 kg per person	0.0131 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0156 kg per person	0.0129 kg per person	0.017 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0157 kg per person	0.0113 kg per person	0.0196 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0072 kg per person	0.0063 kg per person	0.0093 kg per person	10
2000s	0.006 kg per person	0.0057 kg per person	0.0064 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0055 kg per person	0.0053 kg per person	0.0057 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0125 kg per person	0.0125 kg per person	0.0126 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Benin

65 Malta 0.0147 kg per person compare
66 Bangladesh 0.0136 kg per person compare
67 Finland 0.0127 kg per person compare
69 Ghana 0.0122 kg per person compare
70 Germany 0.0109 kg per person compare
71 Belarus 0.0106 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.0126 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.0196 kg per person in 1985.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 kg per person in 2019.
How does Benin rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Benin ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.