Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin
Benin: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 1.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.58 kg per square kilometre for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 199.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin peaked at 1.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1758 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 56th of 159 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: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2455 kg per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2643 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2998 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3148 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3343 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3133 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3554 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3582 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3845 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4937 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4937 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4936 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5237 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5394 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5556 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5722 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5975 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6196 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6444 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7302 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7594 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.79 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5082 kg per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5088 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.503 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5116 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4336 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4397 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3729 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3276 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3862 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3682 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3775 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3883 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3799 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4002 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4087 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4159 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4184 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4226 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4336 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4434 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4544 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4668 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4781 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4844 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5052 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5156 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5267 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5377 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5487 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5603 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.572 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5842 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5965 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +142.5% |
| 2021 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.53 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.58 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9557 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.58 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9617 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches 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 | +142.5% | 0.5965 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | -35.7% | 0.79 kg per square kilometre | 0.5082 kg per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +28.4% | 0.3845 kg per square kilometre | 0.4937 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2768 kg per square kilometre | 0.1758 kg per square kilometre | 0.3426 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.477 kg per square kilometre | 0.3554 kg per square kilometre | 0.5722 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6173 kg per square kilometre | 0.503 kg per square kilometre | 0.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3874 kg per square kilometre | 0.3276 kg per square kilometre | 0.4397 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4426 kg per square kilometre | 0.4087 kg per square kilometre | 0.4844 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5442 kg per square kilometre | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | 0.5965 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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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)
- 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Benin was 1.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?
- Benin ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.2%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.