How does Ghana rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?

Ghana ranks 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.

Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana

Name: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Ghana: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.5%

World rank

72nd

of 166 countries

All-time high

0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP

in 1968

All-time low

0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP

in 2013

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2013.

That places Ghana 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0164 kg per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.017 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1963	0.0167 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1964	0.0173 kg per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1965	0.0156 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1966	0.0151 kg per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1967	0.0196 kg per US$ of GDP	+29.8%
1968	0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1969	0.0197 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1970	0.0175 kg per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1971	0.016 kg per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1972	0.0189 kg per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1973	0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP	-27.6%
1974	0.0157 kg per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1975	0.0137 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1976	0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1977	0.0102 kg per US$ of GDP	-20.3%
1978	0.0087 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
1979	0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1980	0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
1981	0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
1982	0.0098 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1983	0.0106 kg per US$ of GDP	+7.6%
1984	0.0105 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1985	0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1986	0.0085 kg per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1987	0.0099 kg per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1988	0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1989	0.0093 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1990	0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1991	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1992	0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1993	0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1994	0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1995	0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
1996	0.0079 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1997	0.008 kg per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1998	0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1999	0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2000	0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP	+56.6%
2001	0.0109 kg per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2002	0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
2003	0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
2004	0.0067 kg per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2005	0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2006	0.0029 kg per US$ of GDP	-47.8%
2007	0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
2008	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2009	0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2010	0.002 kg per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2011	0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
2012	0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2013	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
2014	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+18.8%
2015	0.0015 kg per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2016	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2017	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2018	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2019	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2020	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2021	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2022	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2023	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	-6.5%

Ghana compared with similar countries

Ghana's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Ghana's 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0057 kg per US$ of GDP, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0177 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0151 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0136 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0083 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0189 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0095 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0077 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0108 kg per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.008 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0073 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0094 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0062 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0115 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP	0.002 kg per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP	0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

69 South Africa 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP compare
70 Costa Rica 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP compare
71 Tonga 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
73 Armenia 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
74 El Salvador 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare
75 Dominica 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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)

All data for Ghana →

Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Ghana?: Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.0218 kg per US$ of GDP in 1968.
What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kg per US$ of GDP in 2013.
How does Ghana rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp?: Ghana ranks 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-amount-excreted-in-manure-n-content-per-unit-of-gdp/ghana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/cattle-amount-excreted-in-manure-n-content-per-unit-of-gdp/ghana/">Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP in Ghana</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per unit of GDP
Unit: kg per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,040 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 05 October 2026

Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.