Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 2.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana stood at 2.59 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana peaked at 2.74 kg per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3236 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 94th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3242 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3325 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.379 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4284 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4616 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4894 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5128 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.5398 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5842 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5842 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6089 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6192 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5884 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5938 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5628 kg per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.7328 kg per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7153 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.668 kg per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.6208 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5668 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4858 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4049 kg per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3779 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3509 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4454 kg per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4386 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4791 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5263 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5736 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6073 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6613 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6748 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6883 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7085 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8637 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9447 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.35 kg per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 2.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.59 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.14 kg per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.59 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4212 kg per square kilometre | 0.3236 kg per square kilometre | 0.5398 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6258 kg per square kilometre | 0.5628 kg per square kilometre | 0.7328 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4602 kg per square kilometre | 0.3509 kg per square kilometre | 0.6208 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7261 kg per square kilometre | 0.5263 kg per square kilometre | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 kg per square kilometre | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | 2.74 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | 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 that leaches (n content) in Ghana?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana was 2.59 kg per square kilometre 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 2.74 kg per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3236 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 94th 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 27.7%. 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, layers — 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, layers — 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, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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, layers — 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.