Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0419 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana is 0.0419 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.0436 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 113th 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: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0137 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0134 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.015 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0165 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0174 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.018 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0184 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0189 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0199 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0194 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0194 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0176 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0162 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0193 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0175 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0158 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.014 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0117 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0084 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0095 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.009 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0103 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.011 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0119 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0171 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0178 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0215 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0202 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0234 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0261 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0294 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0335 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0356 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0373 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0383 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0385 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.041 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0393 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0384 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0375 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0419 kg per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0419 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0365 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0419 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0181 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0161 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 0.0189 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0187 kg per person | 0.0162 kg per person | 0.0204 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.0158 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0128 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0217 kg per person | 0.0171 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 kg per person | 0.0294 kg per person | 0.0436 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0393 kg per person | 0.0375 kg per person | 0.0419 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 110 South Sudan 0.049 kg per person compare
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0.0457 kg per person compare
- 112 Guinea 0.0429 kg per person compare
- 114 Sierra Leone 0.0412 kg per person compare
- 115 Yemen 0.0395 kg per person compare
- 116 South Africa 0.0393 kg per person compare
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 — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.0419 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0436 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chickens — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.