Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle — Losses from manure treated was 654,392 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — losses from manure treated in Ghana stood at 654,392 kg. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated in Ghana peaked at 654,392 kg in 2023 and was at its lowest, 135,381 kg, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 131st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192,542 kg | 135,381 kg | 243,687 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 237,603 kg | 201,904 kg | 287,168 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,235 kg | 217,247 kg | 316,385 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 349,421 kg | 301,245 kg | 396,226 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,507 kg | 400,686 kg | 444,431 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 505,476 kg | 431,559 kg | 562,479 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 631,707 kg | 606,254 kg | 654,392 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 128 Namibia 789,283 kg compare
- 129 Yemen 786,121 kg compare
- 130 Fiji 698,008 kg compare
- 132 Mauritania 630,103 kg compare
- 133 Syrian Arab Republic 616,681 kg compare
- 134 Puerto Rico 603,874 kg compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — losses from manure treated in Ghana?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated in Ghana was 654,392 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 654,392 kg in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 135,381 kg in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — losses from manure treated?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (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).