Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.3055 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.3055 kg per person for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.3501 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1003 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 92nd 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1804 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1764 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1766 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1966 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2169 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2282 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2362 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2415 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.248 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2613 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2542 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2575 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2544 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2349 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2303 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.212 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2681 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2538 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2299 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2075 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1842 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1534 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1323 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1209 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1104 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1003 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1244 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1196 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1274 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1365 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.145 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1498 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1591 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1585 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1579 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1588 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.189 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2018 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.211 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.225 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2244 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2287 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2327 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.234 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2232 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2455 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2689 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2821 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3001 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2929 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3097 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3023 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2951 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2978 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3265 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3252 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3196 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3403 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3501 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3242 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3175 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3108 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3055 kg per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2112 kg per person | 0.1764 kg per person | 0.248 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2456 kg per person | 0.212 kg per person | 0.2681 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1381 kg per person | 0.1003 kg per person | 0.2075 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1668 kg per person | 0.1365 kg per person | 0.211 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2465 kg per person | 0.2232 kg per person | 0.3001 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3159 kg per person | 0.2929 kg per person | 0.3501 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3145 kg per person | 0.3055 kg per person | 0.3242 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.3055 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3501 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1003 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — 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, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — 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.