Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Benin
Benin: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.4317 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin stood at 0.4317 kg per person.
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 that volatilises (n content), per in Benin peaked at 0.673 kg per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1812 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2655 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2977 kg per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3577 kg per person | +20.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3779 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4202 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4324 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4499 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4128 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4418 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4482 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4418 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4635 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5813 kg per person | +25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5676 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5539 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5732 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5756 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5777 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5793 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5885 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5932 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5994 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6598 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6663 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.673 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4202 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4082 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3915 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3862 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3174 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3121 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2566 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2157 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2449 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2286 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2283 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.228 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2163 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.221 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2188 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2159 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2108 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2064 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2054 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2034 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2021 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2016 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2003 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1969 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1953 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1935 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1917 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1901 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1885 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1867 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1852 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1837 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1824 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1812 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4278 kg per person | +136.1% |
| 2021 | 0.429 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4303 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4317 kg per person | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.4317 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2594 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.4317 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture 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% | 0.1812 kg per person | 0.4278 kg per person |
| 1986 | -37.6% | 0.673 kg per person | 0.4202 kg per person |
| 1973 | +25.4% | 0.4635 kg per person | 0.5813 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.384 kg per person | 0.2655 kg per person | 0.4499 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5362 kg per person | 0.4418 kg per person | 0.5813 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5386 kg per person | 0.3862 kg per person | 0.673 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2469 kg per person | 0.2157 kg per person | 0.3174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2062 kg per person | 0.1969 kg per person | 0.2188 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1878 kg per person | 0.1812 kg per person | 0.1953 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4297 kg per person | 0.4278 kg per person | 0.4317 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Benin was 0.4317 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.673 kg per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1812 kg per person in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Benin ranks 60th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.