Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0174 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana stood at 0.0174 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana peaked at 0.02 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0057 kg per person, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 124th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … applied capita leaches in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0101 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0124 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.013 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0141 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0149 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0145 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0147 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0131 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0131 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0118 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0105 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0075 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0063 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0071 kg per person | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0083 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0085 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.009 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.009 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 kg per person | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.012 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.013 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0133 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0127 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.014 kg per person | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0153 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0161 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0172 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0168 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.017 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0186 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0194 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.02 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0185 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0174 kg per person | -1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0174 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0226 kg per person, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0174 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0082 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0101 kg per person | 0.0141 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0121 kg per person | 0.0153 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.018 kg per person | 0.0167 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 0.0185 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 that leaches (n content) in Ghana?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana was 0.0174 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0057 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.