Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.1786 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana stood at 0.1786 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.1857 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0323 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 … capita volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0586 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0573 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0574 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0639 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0705 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0742 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0767 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0785 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0806 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0849 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0826 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0837 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0827 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0763 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0749 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0689 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.087 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0824 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0748 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0674 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0599 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0499 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.043 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0393 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0359 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0323 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0403 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0385 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0411 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0441 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0469 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0486 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0514 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0508 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0524 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0564 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0611 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.065 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.073 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0759 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0807 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.085 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0915 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0859 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0996 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1061 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1112 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.118 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1254 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1345 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1429 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.152 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1589 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1635 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1647 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1641 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1747 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1857 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1674 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1636 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1598 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1786 kg per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1786 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0795 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1786 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0774 kg per person, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0686 kg per person | 0.0573 kg per person | 0.0806 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0798 kg per person | 0.0689 kg per person | 0.087 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0447 kg per person | 0.0323 kg per person | 0.0674 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0546 kg per person | 0.0441 kg per person | 0.0688 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0927 kg per person | 0.073 kg per person | 0.118 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1566 kg per person | 0.1254 kg per person | 0.1857 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1674 kg per person | 0.1598 kg per person | 0.1786 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 29 Peru 0.1844 kg per person compare
- 30 Guinea 0.1828 kg per person compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.1801 kg per person compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.1756 kg per person compare
- 34 Mexico 0.1702 kg per person compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.1687 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 volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.1786 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1857 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0323 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 32nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.