Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 0.5981 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.5981 kg per square kilometre for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.6954 kg per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2264 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6085 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5737 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5296 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6443 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4387 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6259 kg per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6085 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5737 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3844 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3714 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3223 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.277 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2375 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2264 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 kg per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.282 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3324 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3825 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4813 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4868 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5042 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4868 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5303 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4564 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4613 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4659 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4694 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5042 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5325 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5393 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5471 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5551 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5642 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5767 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5833 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5908 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5981 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5981 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.25 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5981 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.88 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure left on pasture (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% | 0.4387 kg per square kilometre | 0.6259 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -32.5% | 0.6443 kg per square kilometre | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +26.6% | 0.2264 kg per square kilometre | 0.2865 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +25.8% | 0.3825 kg per square kilometre | 0.4813 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5752 kg per square kilometre | 0.4347 kg per square kilometre | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.692 kg per square kilometre | 0.6607 kg per square kilometre | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4658 kg per square kilometre | 0.277 kg per square kilometre | 0.6954 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3741 kg per square kilometre | 0.2264 kg per square kilometre | 0.5216 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.495 kg per square kilometre | 0.4515 kg per square kilometre | 0.5303 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5161 kg per square kilometre | 0.4613 kg per square kilometre | 0.5642 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5872 kg per square kilometre | 0.5767 kg per square kilometre | 0.5981 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Afghanistan 0.8806 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.8184 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.7499 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.5902 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.5372 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.4603 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.5981 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6954 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2264 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for horses — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.