Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1196 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana stood at 0.1196 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.1391 kg per square kilometre in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0453 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 … left square kilometre volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1217 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1059 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1289 kg per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0869 kg per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1217 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1147 kg per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0869 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0769 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0743 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0645 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0554 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0475 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0573 kg per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0564 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0665 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0962 kg per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1008 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0974 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1061 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0903 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0913 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0939 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1008 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1065 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1079 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1094 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.111 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1128 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1153 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1167 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1182 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1196 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8496 kg per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1196 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5763 kg per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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% | 0.0877 kg per square kilometre | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre |
| 1966 | -32.5% | 0.1289 kg per square kilometre | 0.0869 kg per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +26.6% | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | 0.0573 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +25.8% | 0.0765 kg per square kilometre | 0.0962 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.115 kg per square kilometre | 0.0869 kg per square kilometre | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1384 kg per square kilometre | 0.1321 kg per square kilometre | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0932 kg per square kilometre | 0.0554 kg per square kilometre | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0748 kg per square kilometre | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | 0.1043 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.099 kg per square kilometre | 0.0903 kg per square kilometre | 0.1061 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1032 kg per square kilometre | 0.0923 kg per square kilometre | 0.1128 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1174 kg per square kilometre | 0.1153 kg per square kilometre | 0.1196 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 121 Afghanistan 0.1761 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Algeria 0.1637 kg per square kilometre compare
- 123 Sri Lanka 0.15 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Guinea 0.118 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Thailand 0.1074 kg per square kilometre compare
- 127 Malaysia 0.0921 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 that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.1196 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1391 kg per square kilometre in 1971.
- What is the lowest horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0453 kg per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 124th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Horses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 that volatilises (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.