Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita was 0.8929 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.8929 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.9287 kg per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1613 kg per person, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 35th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2931 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2866 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.287 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3194 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3525 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3708 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3837 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3925 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4029 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4246 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 0.413 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4185 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4137 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3816 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3743 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3444 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4352 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4122 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3739 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3372 kg per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2994 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2493 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.215 kg per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1964 kg per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1794 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1613 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2014 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1927 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2054 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2206 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2347 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2431 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2572 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2539 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2622 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2821 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3054 kg per person | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3248 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3438 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3651 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3796 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4034 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4248 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4573 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4296 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4978 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5302 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5558 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.59 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6268 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6723 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7144 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7598 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7945 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8173 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8234 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8203 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8737 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9287 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.837 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8181 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7991 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8929 kg per person | +11.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.8929 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4558 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.8929 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4098 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3432 kg per person | 0.2866 kg per person | 0.4029 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3991 kg per person | 0.3444 kg per person | 0.4352 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2237 kg per person | 0.1613 kg per person | 0.3372 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2728 kg per person | 0.2206 kg per person | 0.3438 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4634 kg per person | 0.3651 kg per person | 0.59 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7831 kg per person | 0.6268 kg per person | 0.9287 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8368 kg per person | 0.7991 kg per person | 0.8929 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.8929 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9287 kg per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1613 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 35th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.