Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Benin
Benin: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated was 887,513 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Benin recorded 887,513 kg for swine, market — losses from manure treated in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 142.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated in Benin peaked at 887,513 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 172,186 kg, in 1999.
Benin ranks 78th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 212,639 kg | — |
| 1962 | 243,291 kg | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 267,779 kg | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 294,073 kg | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 311,810 kg | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 265,390 kg | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 306,730 kg | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 271,439 kg | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 288,557 kg | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 314,830 kg | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 317,884 kg | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 307,793 kg | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 312,059 kg | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 312,059 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 311,953 kg | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 340,761 kg | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 355,222 kg | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 371,125 kg | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 387,913 kg | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 401,517 kg | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 420,627 kg | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 439,608 kg | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 461,468 kg | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 463,105 kg | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 513,721 kg | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 521,557 kg | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 546,272 kg | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 386,719 kg | -29.2% |
| 1989 | 392,437 kg | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 408,974 kg | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 455,979 kg | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 454,319 kg | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 475,100 kg | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 512,959 kg | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 490,396 kg | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 514,847 kg | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 416,321 kg | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 233,454 kg | -43.9% |
| 1999 | 172,186 kg | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 225,954 kg | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 235,542 kg | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 253,095 kg | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 246,092 kg | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 264,682 kg | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 270,879 kg | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 277,961 kg | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 289,468 kg | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 300,976 kg | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 313,370 kg | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 325,763 kg | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 339,041 kg | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 352,319 kg | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 366,483 kg | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 381,532 kg | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 396,899 kg | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 412,515 kg | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 429,334 kg | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 446,153 kg | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 463,858 kg | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 664,687 kg | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 731,930 kg | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 805,977 kg | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 887,513 kg | +10.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 887,513 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,253 kg, 2.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 887,513 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 321,253 kg, 2.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Losses from manure treated 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -43.9% | 416,321 kg | 233,454 kg |
| 2020 | +43.3% | 463,858 kg | 664,687 kg |
| 1988 | -29.2% | 546,272 kg | 386,719 kg |
| 1999 | -26.2% | 233,454 kg | 172,186 kg |
| 2000 | +31.2% | 172,186 kg | 225,954 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 273,523 kg | 212,639 kg | 311,810 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 333,160 kg | 307,793 kg | 387,913 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 454,703 kg | 386,719 kg | 546,272 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 413,454 kg | 172,186 kg | 514,847 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,802 kg | 225,954 kg | 313,370 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,390 kg | 325,763 kg | 463,858 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 772,527 kg | 664,687 kg | 887,513 kg | 4 |
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- 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 swine, market — losses from manure treated in Benin?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated in Benin was 887,513 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 887,513 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 172,186 kg in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated?
- Benin ranks 78th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).