Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.6475 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.6475 kg per person for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 1.01 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.2718 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 that leaches (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3983 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4466 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5366 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5668 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6303 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6486 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6748 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6192 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.6627 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.6724 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6626 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.6952 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8719 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8514 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8308 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8598 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8634 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8666 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.869 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8828 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8898 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.899 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9896 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9995 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.01 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6304 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6123 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5873 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5793 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4761 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4681 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3849 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3235 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3674 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3429 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3425 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.342 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3244 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3314 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3282 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3239 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3161 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3097 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3082 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3051 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3031 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3023 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3004 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2954 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2929 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2903 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2876 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2852 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2827 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2801 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2778 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2755 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2736 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2718 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6418 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6434 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6454 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6475 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.6475 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3891 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.6475 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.447 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.2718 kg per person | 0.6418 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 1.01 kg per person | 0.6304 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 0.6952 kg per person | 0.8719 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.576 kg per person | 0.3983 kg per person | 0.6748 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8043 kg per person | 0.6626 kg per person | 0.8719 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8079 kg per person | 0.5793 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3703 kg per person | 0.3235 kg per person | 0.4761 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3092 kg per person | 0.2954 kg per person | 0.3282 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2817 kg per person | 0.2718 kg per person | 0.2929 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6445 kg per person | 0.6418 kg per person | 0.6475 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.6475 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2718 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (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 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 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.