Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.6041 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.6041 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.7025 kg per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2287 kg per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Ghana 124th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6147 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5795 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5349 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6508 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4431 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6322 kg per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6147 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5795 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4742 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3883 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3751 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3256 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2798 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2399 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2287 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2849 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3358 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3864 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4861 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4917 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5093 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4917 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4742 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4742 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5356 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4561 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.461 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4659 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4707 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4742 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5093 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5379 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5448 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5527 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5607 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5699 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5826 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5892 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5968 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6041 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6041 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.29 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6041 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +42.7% | 0.4431 kg per square kilometre | 0.6322 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -32.5% | 0.6508 kg per square kilometre | 0.439 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +26.6% | 0.2287 kg per square kilometre | 0.2894 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +25.8% | 0.3864 kg per square kilometre | 0.4861 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.581 kg per square kilometre | 0.439 kg per square kilometre | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.699 kg per square kilometre | 0.6674 kg per square kilometre | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4706 kg per square kilometre | 0.2798 kg per square kilometre | 0.7025 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3779 kg per square kilometre | 0.2287 kg per square kilometre | 0.5269 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5 kg per square kilometre | 0.4561 kg per square kilometre | 0.5356 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5213 kg per square kilometre | 0.4659 kg per square kilometre | 0.5699 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5932 kg per square kilometre | 0.5826 kg per square kilometre | 0.6041 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Afghanistan 0.9269 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.8266 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.7894 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.5962 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.5655 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.4846 kg per square kilometre compare
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 horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.6041 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7025 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2287 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Horses — Amount excreted in manure (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.