Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Benin
Benin: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0084 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0084 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (n content), per in Benin peaked at 0.0131 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 kg per person, in 2019.
Benin ranks 68th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.007 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0073 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0082 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0084 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0087 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.008 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0087 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0086 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.009 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.011 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0112 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0114 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0115 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0128 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.013 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0131 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0079 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0061 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.005 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0043 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.004 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0084 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0081 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0084 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises 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% | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0082 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0062 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 kg per person | 0.0083 kg per person | 0.0084 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Benin?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Benin was 0.0084 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0131 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 68th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.