Nitrogen fertiliser use in Benin
Farmers in Benin used 11.3 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Benin, 2024
11.3e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
−12.5%
World, 2024
71.3 kg/hae (Estimate)
Position in 2024
137th of 192
Nitrogen fertiliser use in Benin over time
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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −12.5% from 12.9 kg/ha in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 4.3 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +162.9%.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Pesticide use
2.06e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.58e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
53.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agriculture share of GDP
22.9%
2025 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,356 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
43.1%
2024 · World Bank