Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 1.1 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 1.1 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 1.15 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1991 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 77th out of 168 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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3618 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3538 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3543 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3943 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4352 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4578 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4738 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4845 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4975 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5242 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5099 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5166 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5108 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4712 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.462 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4252 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5373 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5089 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4616 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4163 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3696 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3077 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2654 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2425 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2215 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1991 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2487 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2379 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2535 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2723 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2897 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3001 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3175 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3135 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3237 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3483 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.377 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.401 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4244 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4508 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4687 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.498 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5245 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5645 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5304 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6145 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6546 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6862 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7284 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7738 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.83 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8819 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9381 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9809 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.01 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.15 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.01 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9865 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1 kg per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.1 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6331 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.1 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4776 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4237 kg per person | 0.3538 kg per person | 0.4975 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4928 kg per person | 0.4252 kg per person | 0.5373 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2762 kg per person | 0.1991 kg per person | 0.4163 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3368 kg per person | 0.2723 kg per person | 0.4244 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5721 kg per person | 0.4508 kg per person | 0.7284 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9668 kg per person | 0.7738 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9865 kg per person | 1.1 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana was 1.1 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1991 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.