Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0823 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0823 kg per person for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita 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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0823 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 kg per person, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 37th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0356 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.038 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0379 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0413 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0438 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0438 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0475 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0474 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0483 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0475 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0462 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0539 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0428 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0467 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0564 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.054 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0528 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0517 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0491 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0486 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0482 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0451 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0414 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0359 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0351 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0351 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0399 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0473 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0393 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0417 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0384 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0387 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.038 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0394 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.044 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0459 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.047 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0476 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0467 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0502 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0539 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0526 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.052 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0532 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0545 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0558 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0572 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0591 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.061 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.063 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0647 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0664 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0689 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0715 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0735 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0757 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.077 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0776 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0784 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0823 kg per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0823 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0727 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0823 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1006 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0426 kg per person | 0.0356 kg per person | 0.0483 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0501 kg per person | 0.0428 kg per person | 0.0564 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0417 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 0.0486 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0409 kg per person | 0.038 kg per person | 0.0459 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0514 kg per person | 0.0467 kg per person | 0.0558 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0661 kg per person | 0.0572 kg per person | 0.0757 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0788 kg per person | 0.077 kg per person | 0.0823 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0823 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0823 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.