Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0194 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0194 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0287 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 kg per person, in 2010.
That places Ghana 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0203 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0216 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0246 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0258 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0251 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0262 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0272 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.028 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0274 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0266 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0268 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0268 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0287 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0236 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0212 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0189 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0179 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0182 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0198 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0218 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.022 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0221 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0212 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0196 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0209 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0196 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0213 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.021 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0207 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0204 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0201 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0198 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.018 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0174 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0177 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.018 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.018 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.019 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0194 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0194 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0819 kg per person, 24% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0194 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0605 kg per person, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0242 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 0.028 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0236 kg per person | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0287 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0207 kg per person | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0224 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 kg per person | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.0216 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0178 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 0.0184 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0192 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0194 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0287 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 kg per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (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.