Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Ghana

Ghana: Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture was 20.17 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.17 million kg
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
66th
of 206 countries
All-time high
20.17 million kg
in 2023
All-time low
3.88 million kg
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture in Ghana, 1961–2023

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Ghana is 20.17 million kg, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Ghana peaked at 20.17 million kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.88 million kg, in 1961.

Ghana ranks 66th of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.52 million kg 3.88 million kg 6.99 million kg 9
1970s 6.82 million kg 5.80 million kg 8.24 million kg 10
1980s 8.04 million kg 6.22 million kg 9.06 million kg 10
1990s 10.87 million kg 8.29 million kg 13.31 million kg 10
2000s 14.25 million kg 13.47 million kg 15.00 million kg 10
2010s 16.29 million kg 13.93 million kg 17.63 million kg 10
2020s 19.54 million kg 18.84 million kg 20.17 million kg 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 63 Tunisia 21.51 million kg compare
  2. 64 Ecuador 21.23 million kg compare
  3. 65 Costa Rica 20.41 million kg compare
  4. 67 Zambia 19.90 million kg compare
  5. 68 Kazakhstan 18.98 million kg compare
  6. 69 Rwanda 18.48 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Ghana?
Cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture in Ghana was 20.17 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 20.17 million kg in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 3.88 million kg in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture?
Ghana ranks 66th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle, dairy — manure left on pasture rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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 Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle, dairy — Manure left on pasture (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 13,919 data points, 1961–2023
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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).