Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.2 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2 kg per person for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Benin peaked at 0.6587 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1204 kg per person, in 2013.
Benin ranks 24th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6587 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5686 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5859 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.556 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5552 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.472 kg per person | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5303 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5076 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.5374 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3918 kg per person | -27.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3396 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3667 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5311 kg per person | +44.8% |
| 1974 | 0.515 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2772 kg per person | -46.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 kg per person | +51.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4234 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.377 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3513 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3324 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.337 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3327 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3459 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3896 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3768 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3755 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3821 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4109 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.421 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3939 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4245 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3988 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3671 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.373 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3667 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3525 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3597 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.396 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3524 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.401 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4069 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4245 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3695 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3683 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3603 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2768 kg per person | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2468 kg per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2696 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.222 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2379 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2062 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2025 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1204 kg per person | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 0.158 kg per person | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1986 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1932 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1995 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4232 kg per person | +112.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2098 kg per person | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1852 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1705 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1581 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2 kg per person | +26.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 4.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +112.2% | 0.1995 kg per person | 0.4232 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5524 kg per person | 0.472 kg per person | 0.6587 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3993 kg per person | 0.2772 kg per person | 0.5311 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3704 kg per person | 0.3324 kg per person | 0.421 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3785 kg per person | 0.3524 kg per person | 0.4245 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3346 kg per person | 0.222 kg per person | 0.4245 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2149 kg per person | 0.1204 kg per person | 0.4232 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1784 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 0.2 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Benin?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Benin was 0.2 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6587 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1204 kg per person in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues 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
Sorghum — Crop residues (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.