Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 122.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ghana is 122.86 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ghana peaked at 122.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.63 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.63 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 29.3 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 31.96 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 37.29 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 39.95 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 39.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 42.61 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 45.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 47.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 48.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 48.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 51.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 56.51 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 47.84 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 44.15 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 40.58 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 39.69 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 41.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 42.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 44.1 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 49.22 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 53.26 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 57.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 60.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 60.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 62.3 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 60.98 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 60.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 60.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.8 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 61.82 kg per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 62.38 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 63.29 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 65.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 67.57 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 68.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 68.93 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 69.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.49 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 71.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.02 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.42 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 76.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.04 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 78.35 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.12 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 83.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 86.04 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 89.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 93.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 97.57 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 102.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 103.24 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 104.36 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 113.18 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 116.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 120.53 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 122.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 122.86 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 124.02 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 122.86 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.41 kg per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.88 kg per square kilometre | 26.63 kg per square kilometre | 47.94 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 46.74 kg per square kilometre | 39.69 kg per square kilometre | 56.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.14 kg per square kilometre | 42.81 kg per square kilometre | 62.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.16 kg per square kilometre | 60.77 kg per square kilometre | 69.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.11 kg per square kilometre | 70.49 kg per square kilometre | 77.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.89 kg per square kilometre | 78.35 kg per square kilometre | 104.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.3 kg per square kilometre | 113.18 kg per square kilometre | 122.86 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 69 Cyprus 139.85 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Mali 135.84 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Vanuatu 125.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 73 Palestine 121.39 kg per square kilometre compare
- 74 South Africa 119.12 kg per square kilometre compare
- 75 Austria 117.57 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 square in Ghana?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Ghana was 122.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 122.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.63 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.