Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0287 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0287 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.042 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 kg per person, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 141st of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0276 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0297 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0316 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.036 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0377 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0368 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0383 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0397 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.041 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.04 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.039 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0391 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0392 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.042 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0346 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0309 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0276 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0262 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0266 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0266 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0267 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.029 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0304 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0319 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0328 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0322 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0324 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0309 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.03 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0284 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0308 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0287 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0287 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0325 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0321 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0316 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0312 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0307 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0303 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0289 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0285 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0282 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0279 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0273 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.027 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0253 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0267 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0259 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0263 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0273 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.027 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0267 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0284 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 kg per person | -0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0287 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0287 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0845 kg per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0354 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.041 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0345 kg per person | 0.0262 kg per person | 0.042 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0328 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 kg per person | 0.0279 kg per person | 0.0325 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 kg per person | 0.027 kg per person | 0.0307 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0253 kg per person | 0.0273 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0285 kg per person | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0287 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0287 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.042 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 kg per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.