Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Ghana
Ghana: Asses — Amount excreted in manure was 330,461 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, asses — amount excreted in manure in Ghana stood at 330,461 kg.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asses — amount excreted in manure in Ghana peaked at 545,675 kg in 1972 and was at its lowest, 194,064 kg, in 1965.
Ghana ranks 65th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 268,472 kg | — |
| 1962 | 255,376 kg | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 240,097 kg | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 242,454 kg | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 194,064 kg | -20.0% |
| 1966 | 327,405 kg | +68.7% |
| 1967 | 381,972 kg | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 452,255 kg | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 480,194 kg | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 502,021 kg | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 523,848 kg | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 545,675 kg | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 545,675 kg | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 436,540 kg | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 349,232 kg | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 327,405 kg | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 305,578 kg | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 287,724 kg | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 296,738 kg | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 215,280 kg | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 234,182 kg | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 226,957 kg | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 262,841 kg | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 284,799 kg | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 258,192 kg | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 251,251 kg | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 261,924 kg | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 288,444 kg | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 294,664 kg | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 305,578 kg | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 312,126 kg | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 305,578 kg | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 294,664 kg | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 285,934 kg | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 294,664 kg | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 299,030 kg | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 299,030 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 305,578 kg | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 307,761 kg | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 308,852 kg | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 309,943 kg | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 311,035 kg | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 312,126 kg | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 313,217 kg | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 313,217 kg | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 314,309 kg | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 316,011 kg | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 318,543 kg | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 321,293 kg | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 323,934 kg | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 326,357 kg | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 328,213 kg | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 327,601 kg | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 329,042 kg | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 330,461 kg | +0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 330,461 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 732,405 kg, 45% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 330,461 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.02 million kg, 33% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Asses — Amount excreted in manure in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +68.7% | 194,064 kg | 327,405 kg |
| 1988 | -27.5% | 296,738 kg | 215,280 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 315,810 kg | 194,064 kg | 480,194 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 539,127 kg | 502,021 kg | 545,675 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 354,403 kg | 215,280 kg | 545,675 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 274,678 kg | 226,957 kg | 312,126 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,103 kg | 285,934 kg | 309,943 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 317,004 kg | 311,035 kg | 326,357 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,829 kg | 327,601 kg | 330,461 kg | 4 |
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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 asses — amount excreted in manure in Ghana?
- Asses — amount excreted in manure in Ghana was 330,461 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest asses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 545,675 kg in 1972.
- What is the lowest asses — amount excreted in manure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,064 kg in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for asses — amount excreted in manure?
- Ghana ranks 65th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asses — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Asses — Amount excreted in manure (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).