Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin
Benin: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.389 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.389 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.3% on the previous year and up 728.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Benin peaked at 0.592 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kg per person, in 2006.
That places Benin 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 kg per person | +207.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0049 kg per person | +79.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0036 kg per person | -25.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0036 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 kg per person | +573.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0419 kg per person | +74.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0533 kg per person | +27.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0653 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0702 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0642 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0396 kg per person | -38.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0399 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.023 kg per person | -42.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0283 kg per person | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0193 kg per person | -31.8% |
| 1978 | 0.043 kg per person | +122.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0236 kg per person | -45.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0097 kg per person | -58.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0131 kg per person | +34.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0265 kg per person | +102.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0701 kg per person | +164.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0809 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0837 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0922 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0712 kg per person | -22.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0427 kg per person | -40.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0215 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0969 kg per person | +351.0% |
| 1991 | 0.092 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1103 kg per person | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.134 kg per person | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 0.127 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2248 kg per person | +77.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2261 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.285 kg per person | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2259 kg per person | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4941 kg per person | +118.7% |
| 2000 | 0.198 kg per person | -59.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2028 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3069 kg per person | +51.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 kg per person | -94.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 kg per person | -89.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 kg per person | +175.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kg per person | -97.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 kg per person | +4983.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 kg per person | -39.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0609 kg per person | +1475.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1233 kg per person | +102.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0409 kg per person | -66.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0859 kg per person | +110.1% |
| 2013 | 0.047 kg per person | -45.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1339 kg per person | +185.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 kg per person | -98.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1212 kg per person | +7351.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kg per person | -99.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3882 kg per person | +101700.4% |
| 2019 | 0.592 kg per person | +52.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4308 kg per person | -27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4289 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4882 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.389 kg per person | -20.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.389 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.389 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 3.4× the median. (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +101700.4% | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.3882 kg per person |
| 2016 | +7351.5% | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.1212 kg per person |
| 2007 | +4983.9% | 0.0001 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person |
| 2009 | +1475.0% | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0609 kg per person |
| 1967 | +573.9% | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0239 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0533 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0416 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 0.0702 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0512 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0922 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2016 kg per person | 0.092 kg per person | 0.4941 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0802 kg per person | 0.0001 kg per person | 0.3069 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1534 kg per person | 0.0004 kg per person | 0.592 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4342 kg per person | 0.389 kg per person | 0.4882 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 85 Switzerland 0.4487 kg per person compare
- 86 Ethiopia 0.4253 kg per person compare
- 87 Mauritius 0.3997 kg per person compare
- 89 Iraq 0.3766 kg per person compare
- 90 Kazakhstan 0.3463 kg per person compare
- 91 Kyrgyzstan 0.325 kg per person 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 0.389 kg per person 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 0.592 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kg per person in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Benin ranks 88th out of 176 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 728.4%. 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 volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.