Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches was 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ghana stood at 6.74 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 20.2% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ghana peaked at 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3256 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 85th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers: Manure … applied square kilometre leaches in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3256 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3261 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3345 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3813 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.431 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4644 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4923 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.516 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5431 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5878 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5878 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6126 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6239 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5919 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5977 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5658 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7359 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7187 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6729 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6246 kg per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5703 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4888 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4345 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4073 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3802 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3457 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4448 kg per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4336 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4741 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5238 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5723 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6094 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6581 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6598 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7226 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8454 kg per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8589 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9325 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 1.56 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 2.28 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 2.45 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 4.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 5.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4238 kg per square kilometre | 0.3256 kg per square kilometre | 0.5431 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6295 kg per square kilometre | 0.5658 kg per square kilometre | 0.7359 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4604 kg per square kilometre | 0.3457 kg per square kilometre | 0.6246 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7406 kg per square kilometre | 0.5238 kg per square kilometre | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 2.67 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 kg per square kilometre | 3.07 kg per square kilometre | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.92 kg per square kilometre | 5.61 kg per square kilometre | 6.74 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 82 Peru 8.03 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 87 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6.05 kg per square kilometre compare
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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 chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ghana?
- Chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) in Ghana was 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.74 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3256 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n)?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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.
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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
Chickens, broilers — Manure applied to soils 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.