Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Goats: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.8149 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana is 0.8149 kg per person, measured 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 volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.8149 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3472 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 volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3525 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3765 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3755 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4091 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4333 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4341 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4704 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4696 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4785 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4699 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4572 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5331 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.424 kg per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4623 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5583 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5344 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5226 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5123 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4856 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4811 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4772 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4464 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4103 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3554 kg per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3479 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3472 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3951 kg per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4041 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4678 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3895 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4129 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3959 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3804 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3835 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3763 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3903 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.429 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4354 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4546 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4654 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4712 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4628 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4965 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5331 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5202 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5153 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5272 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5396 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5525 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5661 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5847 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6039 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6238 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6402 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6575 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6819 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7078 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.728 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7492 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.762 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7683 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.776 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8149 kg per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8149 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4602 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8149 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9956 kg per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4222 kg per person | 0.3525 kg per person | 0.4785 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.496 kg per person | 0.424 kg per person | 0.5583 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4132 kg per person | 0.3472 kg per person | 0.4811 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4048 kg per person | 0.3763 kg per person | 0.4546 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5084 kg per person | 0.4628 kg per person | 0.5525 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6543 kg per person | 0.5661 kg per person | 0.7492 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7803 kg per person | 0.762 kg per person | 0.8149 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.8149 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8149 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3472 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goats — 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.