Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita was 1.22 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.22 kg per person for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 1.22 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5209 kg per person, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 36th 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5287 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5647 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5633 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6137 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.65 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6511 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7056 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7044 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7178 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7048 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6858 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7997 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.636 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6935 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8375 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8015 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.784 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7684 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7284 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7216 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7157 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6695 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6155 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5332 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5218 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5209 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5927 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6061 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.7017 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5842 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6193 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5939 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5706 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5752 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5644 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5854 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6434 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6531 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6819 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6981 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7067 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6942 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7448 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7997 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7804 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7729 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7907 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8093 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8288 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8491 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8771 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9058 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9356 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9603 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9862 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 1.09 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.14 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.16 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.22 kg per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.22 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6903 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.22 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.49 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6333 kg per person | 0.5287 kg per person | 0.7178 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.744 kg per person | 0.636 kg per person | 0.8375 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6199 kg per person | 0.5209 kg per person | 0.7216 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6071 kg per person | 0.5644 kg per person | 0.6819 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7626 kg per person | 0.6942 kg per person | 0.8288 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9815 kg per person | 0.8491 kg per person | 1.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 kg per person | 1.14 kg per person | 1.22 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 1.22 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5209 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture 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 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
Goats — 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — 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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About this data
Goats — 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.