Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0247 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0247 kg per person. 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0247 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 kg per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 37th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0107 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0114 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0124 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0131 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0132 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0143 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0142 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0139 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0162 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.014 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0162 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0158 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0155 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0146 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0145 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0135 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0105 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.012 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0122 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0142 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.012 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0115 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.013 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0132 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0141 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0143 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.014 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.015 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0156 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.016 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0164 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0167 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0172 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0177 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0183 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0189 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0194 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0207 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0214 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0221 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0231 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0247 kg per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0247 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0218 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0247 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0302 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0145 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0128 kg per person | 0.0169 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0105 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 kg per person | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0167 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 0.0227 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 kg per person | 0.0231 kg per person | 0.0247 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0247 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0247 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 37th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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.
Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Goats — Manure applied to soils 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.