Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin
Benin: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was -18.29 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin stood at -18.29 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 209.0% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin peaked at 588 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -99.68 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Benin ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 213.04 % change on previous year | +4587.0% |
| 1964 | 83.33 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 1965 | -24.24 % change on previous year | -129.1% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1967 | 588 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 78.63 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1969 | 29.94 % change on previous year | -61.9% |
| 1970 | 25.23 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 10 % change on previous year | -60.4% |
| 1972 | -6.45 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 1973 | -36.83 % change on previous year | +470.6% |
| 1974 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 1975 | -41.01 % change on previous year | -1400.4% |
| 1976 | 26.42 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 1977 | -30 % change on previous year | -213.5% |
| 1978 | 128.57 % change on previous year | -528.6% |
| 1979 | -43.75 % change on previous year | -134.0% |
| 1980 | -57.56 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 37.96 % change on previous year | -166.0% |
| 1982 | 108.73 % change on previous year | +186.4% |
| 1983 | 172.73 % change on previous year | +58.9% |
| 1984 | 18.87 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1985 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1986 | 13.39 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 1987 | -20.35 % change on previous year | -251.9% |
| 1988 | -38.2 % change on previous year | +87.7% |
| 1989 | -48.14 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1990 | 365.09 % change on previous year | -858.4% |
| 1991 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 1992 | 23.69 % change on previous year | -1243.5% |
| 1993 | 26.95 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1994 | -1.6 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1995 | 80.86 % change on previous year | -5148.3% |
| 1996 | 3.24 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1997 | 29.83 % change on previous year | +821.8% |
| 1998 | -18.26 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 1999 | 125.58 % change on previous year | -787.8% |
| 2000 | -58.67 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 2001 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2002 | 56.01 % change on previous year | +901.2% |
| 2003 | -94.41 % change on previous year | -268.5% |
| 2004 | -89 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 184.83 % change on previous year | -307.7% |
| 2006 | -97.34 % change on previous year | -152.7% |
| 2008 | -38.02 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 2010 | 108.47 % change on previous year | -385.3% |
| 2011 | -65.81 % change on previous year | -160.7% |
| 2012 | 116.39 % change on previous year | -276.9% |
| 2013 | -43.72 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2014 | 193.57 % change on previous year | -542.7% |
| 2015 | -98.75 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2017 | -99.68 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.74 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 2020 | -25.26 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 2021 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2022 | 16.77 % change on previous year | +673.1% |
| 2023 | -18.29 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -18.29 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0098 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +5148.3% | -1.6 % change on previous year | 80.86 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +4587.0% | 4.55 % change on previous year | 213.04 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | -1400.4% | 3.15 % change on previous year | -41.01 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1243.5% | -2.07 % change on previous year | 23.69 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 121.66 % change on previous year | -24.24 % change on previous year | 588 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -43.75 % change on previous year | 128.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4 % change on previous year | -57.56 % change on previous year | 172.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.33 % change on previous year | -18.26 % change on previous year | 365.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -16.37 % change on previous year | -97.34 % change on previous year | 184.83 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.9 % change on previous year | -99.68 % change on previous year | 193.57 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | -6.15 % change on previous year | -25.26 % change on previous year | 16.77 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 181 Ukraine -18.18 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Philippines -18.23 % change on previous year compare
- 183 Ireland -18.25 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Hungary -18.44 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Peru -20.65 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Polynesia -22.18 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin was -18.29 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 588 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.68 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Benin ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.