Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Ghana
Ghana: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) was 2,749 kg in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure applied to soils in Ghana stood at 2,749 kg.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils in Ghana peaked at 3,197 kg in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,041 kg, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 109th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,037 kg | — |
| 1962 | 2,797 kg | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 2,637 kg | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 2,434 kg | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 2,962 kg | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 1,998 kg | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 2,016 kg | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 2,877 kg | +42.7% |
| 1969 | 3,037 kg | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 3,037 kg | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,197 kg | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3,197 kg | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,797 kg | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 2,637 kg | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2,398 kg | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 2,158 kg | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 1,998 kg | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 1,767 kg | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 1,707 kg | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,482 kg | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 1,273 kg | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 1,092 kg | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 1,041 kg | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,317 kg | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 1,296 kg | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,528 kg | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 1,758 kg | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 2,212 kg | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 2,238 kg | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,318 kg | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 2,398 kg | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 2,238 kg | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 2,158 kg | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 2,158 kg | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,398 kg | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 2,398 kg | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,398 kg | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,398 kg | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,438 kg | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,076 kg | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 2,098 kg | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,120 kg | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 2,142 kg | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,158 kg | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,318 kg | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2,398 kg | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,448 kg | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,479 kg | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,515 kg | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,552 kg | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,593 kg | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,651 kg | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,681 kg | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,716 kg | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,749 kg | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2,749 kg is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39,298 kg, 7% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2,749 kg is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,512 kg, 22% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) 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% | 2,016 kg | 2,877 kg |
| 1966 | -32.5% | 2,962 kg | 1,998 kg |
| 1992 | +26.6% | 1,041 kg | 1,317 kg |
| 1996 | +25.8% | 1,758 kg | 2,212 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,644 kg | 1,998 kg | 3,037 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,181 kg | 3,037 kg | 3,197 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,141 kg | 1,273 kg | 3,197 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,720 kg | 1,041 kg | 2,398 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,275 kg | 2,076 kg | 2,438 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,372 kg | 2,120 kg | 2,593 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,699 kg | 2,651 kg | 2,749 kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,203 kg compare
- 107 China, Hong Kong SAR 3,115 kg compare
- 108 Guinea 2,930 kg compare
- 110 Puerto Rico 2,490 kg compare
- 111 Belize 2,466 kg compare
- 112 Sri Lanka 2,442 kg 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 — manure applied to soils in Ghana?
- Horses — manure applied to soils in Ghana was 2,749 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,197 kg in 1971.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,041 kg in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for horses — manure applied to soils?
- Ghana ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).