All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ghana
Ghana: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 1,587 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ghana is 1,587 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ghana peaked at 1,587 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 215.03 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 170 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.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 215.03 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 232.52 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 246.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 284.87 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 302.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 309.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 331.49 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 347.95 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 368.36 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 374.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 374.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 406.51 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 388.01 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 427.37 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 430.36 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 427.45 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 426.79 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 428.25 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 421.7 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 430.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 439.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 446.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 448.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 451.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 466.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 461.45 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 493.66 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 502.5 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 540.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 515.36 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 535.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 522.73 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 529.23 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 532.93 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 531.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 574.4 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 601.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 616.25 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 640.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 660.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 673.94 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 690.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 723.27 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 760.31 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 766.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 801.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 830.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 858.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 889.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 919.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 966.27 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,013 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,061 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,111 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1,165 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1,224 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,331 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1,466 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,507 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1,587 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,587 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,500 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,587 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 293.26 kg per square kilometre | 215.03 kg per square kilometre | 368.36 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 410.54 kg per square kilometre | 374.18 kg per square kilometre | 430.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 468.15 kg per square kilometre | 430.79 kg per square kilometre | 540.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 560.03 kg per square kilometre | 515.36 kg per square kilometre | 640.7 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 765.49 kg per square kilometre | 660.1 kg per square kilometre | 889.52 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,145 kg per square kilometre | 919.8 kg per square kilometre | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,500 kg per square kilometre | 1,441 kg per square kilometre | 1,587 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 69 Romania 1,632 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Dominica 1,593 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Belarus 1,590 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Puerto Rico 1,562 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 Tajikistan 1,551 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Armenia 1,546 kg per square kilometre compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ghana?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Ghana was 1,587 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,587 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.03 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.