Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0956 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0956 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1399 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0844 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0921 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0989 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1053 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.12 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1255 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1226 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1276 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1323 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1366 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1335 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1298 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1304 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1307 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1399 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1152 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1031 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.092 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0875 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0887 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0886 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0889 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0966 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1013 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1065 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1093 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1072 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1079 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1031 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0999 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0946 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1025 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0956 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0951 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0931 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0956 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1084 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1069 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1054 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1039 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1025 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1009 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0993 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0979 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0964 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0951 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.094 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0929 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0911 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0899 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0844 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0889 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0904 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0893 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0863 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0878 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0894 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0911 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0901 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0891 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.094 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0947 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0958 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0956 kg per person | -0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0956 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4337 kg per person, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0956 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 kg per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1179 kg per person | 0.0921 kg per person | 0.1366 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1151 kg per person | 0.0875 kg per person | 0.1399 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1009 kg per person | 0.0886 kg per person | 0.1093 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1001 kg per person | 0.0931 kg per person | 0.1084 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.096 kg per person | 0.0899 kg per person | 0.1025 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0887 kg per person | 0.0844 kg per person | 0.0911 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 kg per person | 0.094 kg per person | 0.0958 kg per person | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0956 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1399 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0844 kg per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure applied to soils (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.