Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.2679 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.2679 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.2786 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0484 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0879 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.086 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0861 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0958 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1057 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1112 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1151 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1177 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1209 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1274 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1239 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1255 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1241 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1145 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1123 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1033 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1306 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1237 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1122 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1012 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0898 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0748 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0645 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0589 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0538 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0484 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0604 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0578 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0616 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0662 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0704 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0729 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0771 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0762 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0787 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0846 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0916 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0974 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1031 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1095 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1139 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.121 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1275 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1372 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1289 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1493 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1591 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1667 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.177 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.188 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2017 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2143 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.228 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2384 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2452 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.247 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2461 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2621 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2786 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2511 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2454 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2397 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2679 kg per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2679 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1193 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2679 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1161 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.103 kg per person | 0.086 kg per person | 0.1209 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1197 kg per person | 0.1033 kg per person | 0.1306 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0671 kg per person | 0.0484 kg per person | 0.1012 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0818 kg per person | 0.0662 kg per person | 0.1031 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.139 kg per person | 0.1095 kg per person | 0.177 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2349 kg per person | 0.188 kg per person | 0.2786 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.251 kg per person | 0.2397 kg per person | 0.2679 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Peru 0.2765 kg per person compare
- 30 Guinea 0.2742 kg per person compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.2701 kg per person compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.2634 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.2553 kg per person compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.253 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.2679 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2786 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0484 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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.