Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 25.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Benin is 25.02 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.7% on the previous year and up 118.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 46.47 kg per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.47 kg per square kilometre, in 1975.
Benin ranks 14th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 13.78 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 13.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 13.58 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1967 | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1968 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 14.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1971 | 9.44 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1973 | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1974 | 15.36 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1976 | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1977 | 13.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 12.43 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 11.9 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.57 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 12.07 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 12.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 13.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 15.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 16.33 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 18.1 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 19.87 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 20.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 20.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 19.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 21 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 23.84 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 21.89 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 25.68 kg per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 26.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 28.89 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 25.93 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 26.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 26.92 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.34 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 19.6 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 22.07 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 18.72 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 20.67 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 18.67 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 20.01 kg per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 20.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 46.47 kg per square kilometre | +118.2% |
| 2019 | 23.68 kg per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2020 | 21.46 kg per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 20.28 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 25.02 kg per square kilometre | +29.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 25.02 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27 kg per square kilometre, 11.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 25.02 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.34 kg per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +118.2% | 21.3 kg per square kilometre | 46.47 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | 11.78 kg per square kilometre | 14.95 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | 8.47 kg per square kilometre | 15.46 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.85 kg per square kilometre | 11.57 kg per square kilometre | 19.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.51 kg per square kilometre | 18.45 kg per square kilometre | 23.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.27 kg per square kilometre | 18.72 kg per square kilometre | 28.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.62 kg per square kilometre | 11.44 kg per square kilometre | 46.47 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.51 kg per square kilometre | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | 25.02 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Benin was 25.02 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.47 kg per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.47 kg per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.