Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.058 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.058 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0665 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 124th 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0343 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0335 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0336 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0373 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0412 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0434 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0449 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0459 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0471 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0496 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0483 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0489 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0483 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0446 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0438 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0403 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0509 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0482 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0437 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0394 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.035 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0291 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0251 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.023 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.021 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0191 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0236 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0227 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0259 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0276 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0285 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0302 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0302 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0359 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0383 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0401 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0427 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0435 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0442 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0445 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0424 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0466 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0511 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0536 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.057 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0557 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0588 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0574 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0566 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.062 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0618 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0607 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0647 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0665 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0616 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0603 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.058 kg per person | -1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.058 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0755 kg per person, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.058 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0401 kg per person | 0.0335 kg per person | 0.0471 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0467 kg per person | 0.0403 kg per person | 0.0509 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0262 kg per person | 0.0191 kg per person | 0.0394 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0317 kg per person | 0.0259 kg per person | 0.0401 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0468 kg per person | 0.0424 kg per person | 0.057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 kg per person | 0.0557 kg per person | 0.0665 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0598 kg per person | 0.058 kg per person | 0.0616 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.058 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0665 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.