Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.0041 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Horses — 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.0041 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0212 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 kg per person, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 131st of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0212 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0175 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0188 kg per person | +18.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 kg per person | -34.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0122 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.017 kg per person | +39.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0175 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.017 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0174 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.016 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0155 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0151 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0146 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0138 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0134 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0104 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0092 kg per person | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.006 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 kg per person | +23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 kg per person | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0062 kg per person | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 kg per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.004 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 kg per person | -0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0041 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.065 kg per person, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0041 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0545 kg per person, 7% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +39.3% | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person |
| 1966 | -34.1% | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0168 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0212 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0138 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0134 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 kg per person | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.0057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 kg per person | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0043 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0042 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)
- 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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0041 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 131st out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — 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.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure 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.
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Horses — 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.