All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Ghana
Ghana: All Animals — Losses from manure treated was 1.56 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — losses from manure treated in Ghana is 1.56 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — losses from manure treated in Ghana peaked at 1.56 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 275,910 kg, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 116th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Losses from manure treated in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 275,910 kg | — |
| 1962 | 293,575 kg | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 308,481 kg | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 359,244 kg | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 352,078 kg | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 379,018 kg | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 395,674 kg | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 432,563 kg | +9.3% |
| 1969 | 485,265 kg | +12.2% |
| 1970 | 502,909 kg | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 502,990 kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 523,127 kg | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 547,814 kg | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 607,936 kg | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 609,919 kg | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 594,906 kg | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 564,038 kg | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 561,419 kg | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 568,337 kg | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 583,213 kg | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 598,851 kg | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 612,851 kg | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 632,683 kg | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 683,455 kg | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 704,268 kg | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 754,540 kg | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 701,122 kg | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 768,107 kg | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 841,302 kg | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 757,065 kg | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 767,202 kg | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 715,862 kg | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 717,465 kg | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 666,644 kg | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 692,741 kg | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 732,509 kg | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 735,145 kg | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 738,133 kg | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 725,397 kg | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 723,262 kg | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 716,779 kg | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 720,913 kg | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 720,514 kg | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 723,245 kg | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 726,578 kg | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 899,045 kg | +23.7% |
| 2007 | 918,607 kg | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 936,474 kg | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 956,247 kg | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 958,219 kg | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million kg | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million kg | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million kg | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million kg | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million kg | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million kg | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million kg | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million kg | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.53 million kg | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 1.40 million kg | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million kg | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million kg | +5.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.56 million kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 million kg, 77% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.56 million kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.66 million kg, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 364,645 kg | 275,910 kg | 485,265 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 558,340 kg | 502,909 kg | 609,919 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 688,039 kg | 583,213 kg | 841,302 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 724,816 kg | 666,644 kg | 767,202 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 804,166 kg | 716,779 kg | 956,247 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million kg | 958,219 kg | 1.35 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million kg | 1.40 million kg | 1.56 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 — losses from manure treated in Ghana?
- All animals — losses from manure treated in Ghana was 1.56 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest all animals — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 275,910 kg in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for all animals — losses from manure treated?
- Ghana ranks 116th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of All Animals — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).