Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Ghana
Ghana: Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 6.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana stood at 6.22 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana peaked at 6.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4328 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 98th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4328 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4335 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4447 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5729 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6173 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6545 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6859 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.722 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7814 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7814 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.8143 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8287 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7869 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7943 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7523 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9792 kg per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 0.956 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.894 kg per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8303 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7581 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6498 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5776 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5415 kg per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5054 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4644 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5935 kg per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5815 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6354 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7001 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7639 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8111 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8796 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8897 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9406 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 2.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.36 kg per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.78 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 3.62 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.29 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 4.59 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 4.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.52 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 5.49 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5634 kg per square kilometre | 0.4328 kg per square kilometre | 0.722 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8368 kg per square kilometre | 0.7523 kg per square kilometre | 0.9792 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6137 kg per square kilometre | 0.4644 kg per square kilometre | 0.8303 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9778 kg per square kilometre | 0.7001 kg per square kilometre | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.61 kg per square kilometre | 3.29 kg per square kilometre | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | 6.22 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 95 Iraq 7.09 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 99 Sierra Leone 5.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Finland 5.37 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 4.98 kg per square kilometre compare
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- 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 poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana?
- Poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana was 6.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.22 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4328 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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
Poultry Birds — Manure applied to soils 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.