All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches in Ghana
Ghana: All Animals: Manure applied to soils that leaches … capita leaches was 0.2446 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ghana is 0.2446 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.2483 kg per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1407 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 that leaches … capita leaches in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.153 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1558 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1565 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1769 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1671 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1809 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1839 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1963 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2168 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2224 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2165 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2218 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.222 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2356 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.247 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2382 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.231 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2238 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2147 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2113 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.208 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1969 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1905 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1958 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1947 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2057 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1869 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2053 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.227 kg per person | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1966 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1915 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1754 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.172 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1543 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1558 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1584 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1583 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1571 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1525 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1504 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1466 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1456 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1446 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1455 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1407 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1768 kg per person | +25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1795 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1816 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1845 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1862 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1945 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2018 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2087 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2153 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2228 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2291 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2336 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.232 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.231 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2483 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.224 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.23 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2446 kg per person | +6.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2446 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4661 kg per person, 52% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2446 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4136 kg per person, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1764 kg per person | 0.153 kg per person | 0.2168 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2273 kg per person | 0.2147 kg per person | 0.247 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2022 kg per person | 0.1869 kg per person | 0.227 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1672 kg per person | 0.1525 kg per person | 0.1966 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1596 kg per person | 0.1407 kg per person | 0.1845 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2155 kg per person | 0.1862 kg per person | 0.2336 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 kg per person | 0.224 kg per person | 0.2483 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 146 Lesotho 0.2604 kg per person compare
- 147 Libya 0.2586 kg per person compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 0.2555 kg per person compare
- 150 South Africa 0.2398 kg per person compare
- 151 Saudi Arabia 0.228 kg per person compare
- 152 Algeria 0.2084 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 that leaches (n content), per in Ghana?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Ghana was 0.2446 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2483 kg per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1407 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 149th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.