Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.8274 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.8274 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 1.29 kg per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6998 kg per person, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 93rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.846 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9085 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9677 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 1.1 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 1.15 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 1.13 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.17 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 1.26 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 1.19 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.2 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.29 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9482 kg per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8462 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8028 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8151 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8158 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.817 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8858 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9302 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9773 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 1 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9849 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9921 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.948 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9178 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8982 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9195 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8692 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8557 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8474 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8505 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8633 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8514 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8392 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8286 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8168 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8034 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7905 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7778 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7659 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.754 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7448 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7339 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7228 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.713 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6998 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7074 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7121 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7149 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7235 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7395 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7563 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7744 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7668 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7596 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8076 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.816 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8273 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8274 kg per person | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8274 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.24 kg per person, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8274 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.51 kg per person, 33% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.846 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.8028 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9273 kg per person | 0.8158 kg per person | 1 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8623 kg per person | 0.8286 kg per person | 0.9195 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7623 kg per person | 0.713 kg per person | 0.8168 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7354 kg per person | 0.6998 kg per person | 0.7744 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8196 kg per person | 0.8076 kg per person | 0.8274 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.8274 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 kg per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6998 kg per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 93rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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.