Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.123 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.123 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.123 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0613 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0613 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0647 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0655 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0736 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0768 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0769 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0809 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0811 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0828 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0818 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0798 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0892 kg per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0747 kg per person | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0814 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0923 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0943 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0943 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0935 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0864 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.086 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0858 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0806 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.075 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0686 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0688 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.065 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0719 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.073 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0812 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0726 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0732 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0702 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0693 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0688 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0646 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0707 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0745 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.075 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0779 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0792 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0792 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0792 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0827 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0866 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0855 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0852 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0865 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.088 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0895 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0911 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0933 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0956 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0979 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1003 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1027 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1061 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1098 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1121 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1147 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.117 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1179 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.119 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.123 kg per person | +3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.123 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.128 kg per person, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.123 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0737 kg per person | 0.0613 kg per person | 0.0828 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0868 kg per person | 0.0747 kg per person | 0.0943 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0756 kg per person | 0.065 kg per person | 0.086 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0717 kg per person | 0.0646 kg per person | 0.0779 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0842 kg per person | 0.0792 kg per person | 0.0895 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1024 kg per person | 0.0911 kg per person | 0.1147 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1192 kg per person | 0.117 kg per person | 0.123 kg per person | 4 |
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- 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 sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.123 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.123 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0613 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.