All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0461 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.0461 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0608 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0324 kg per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 146th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0385 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0411 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0467 kg per person | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0447 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0469 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0478 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.051 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0558 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0563 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0548 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0554 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0564 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0608 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0592 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0562 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0499 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.049 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0488 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0488 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0485 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0511 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0516 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.054 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0491 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0525 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0561 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0492 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0486 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0442 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0432 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0392 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0398 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0411 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0403 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0395 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0379 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0368 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0355 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0348 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0338 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0324 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.039 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0389 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0386 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0385 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0376 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.039 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.04 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0411 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0438 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0449 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0435 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0479 kg per person | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0446 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0461 kg per person | +3.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0461 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1486 kg per person, 31% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0461 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1233 kg per person, 37% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 kg per person | 0.0385 kg per person | 0.0558 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.055 kg per person | 0.049 kg per person | 0.0608 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0509 kg per person | 0.0485 kg per person | 0.0561 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0423 kg per person | 0.0379 kg per person | 0.0492 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 kg per person | 0.0324 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0415 kg per person | 0.0376 kg per person | 0.0449 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0454 kg per person | 0.0429 kg per person | 0.0479 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- All animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0461 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0608 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0324 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- All Animals — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Losses from manure treated (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.