All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.8154 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.8154 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.8277 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4691 kg per person, in 2005.
That places Ghana 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.51 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5194 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5218 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5897 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5571 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6031 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.6129 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.6544 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7227 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7415 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.7215 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7393 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7401 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7852 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8234 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.794 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7698 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.746 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7158 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.7043 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6933 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6565 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6349 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6528 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6489 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6857 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6229 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6845 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7567 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6553 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6383 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5848 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5734 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5143 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5192 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5279 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5277 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5235 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5083 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5013 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4886 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4852 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4821 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4849 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4691 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5894 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5982 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6053 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6148 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6208 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6485 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6727 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6957 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7176 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7427 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7637 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7786 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7734 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7699 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8277 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7467 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7668 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8154 kg per person | +6.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8154 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.55 kg per person, 52% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8154 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.38 kg per person, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5879 kg per person | 0.51 kg per person | 0.7227 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7577 kg per person | 0.7158 kg per person | 0.8234 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6741 kg per person | 0.6229 kg per person | 0.7567 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5573 kg per person | 0.5083 kg per person | 0.6553 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5319 kg per person | 0.4691 kg per person | 0.6148 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7184 kg per person | 0.6208 kg per person | 0.7786 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7891 kg per person | 0.7467 kg per person | 0.8277 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 146 Lesotho 0.868 kg per person compare
- 147 Libya 0.8619 kg per person compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.8516 kg per person compare
- 150 South Africa 0.7992 kg per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.7601 kg per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0.6946 kg per person compare
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- All animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.8154 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8277 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4691 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
All Animals — Manure applied to soils (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.