Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 4.12 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana is 4.12 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 4.12 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.75 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 36th out of 162 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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.78 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.9 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 1.9 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 2.07 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 2.19 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.19 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.38 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 2.37 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 2.42 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.37 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 2.31 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 2.69 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 2.14 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 2.34 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 2.82 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 2.7 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 2.64 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.59 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.45 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 2.43 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.41 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 2.25 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 2.07 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 1.76 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.75 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 2.04 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.36 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 1.97 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 2.09 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 2 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.94 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.97 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2.17 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 2.2 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.3 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 2.35 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.38 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.34 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.51 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.69 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.63 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.66 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.73 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 2.79 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.86 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.95 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 3.05 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.15 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3.23 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3.32 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.44 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 3.57 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.68 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.78 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.85 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.88 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.92 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.12 kg per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.12 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 kg per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.12 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.03 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 kg per person | 1.78 kg per person | 2.42 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5 kg per person | 2.14 kg per person | 2.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.09 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 2.43 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.04 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person | 2.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.57 kg per person | 2.34 kg per person | 2.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3 kg per person | 2.86 kg per person | 3.78 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.94 kg per person | 3.85 kg per person | 4.12 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana was 4.12 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Goats — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Goats — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Amount excreted in manure (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.