Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 2.16 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Benin is 2.16 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 left on pasture (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 3.37 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.906 kg per person, in 2019.
Benin ranks 60th 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 left on pasture (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.33 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.49 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.79 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 1.89 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 2.1 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 2.16 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.25 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 2.06 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 2.21 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2.24 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 2.21 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.32 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.91 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 2.84 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.77 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 2.87 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.88 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.89 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 2.9 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.94 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.97 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 3 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.3 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 3.33 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 3.37 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.1 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 2.04 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.96 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 1.93 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.59 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 1.56 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.28 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 1.08 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 1.22 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 1.14 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.08 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 1.1 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.08 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.05 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9847 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9763 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9676 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9586 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9507 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9423 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9336 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.926 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9183 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.912 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.906 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.14 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 2.14 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.15 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.16 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.16 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.3 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.16 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.906 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 3.37 kg per person | 2.1 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 2.32 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.92 kg per person | 1.33 kg per person | 2.25 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.68 kg per person | 2.21 kg per person | 2.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 3.37 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 kg per person | 1.08 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9847 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9391 kg per person | 0.906 kg per person | 0.9763 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 2.16 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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Benin was 2.16 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.906 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.