Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana stood at 5.48 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana peaked at 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.579 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 44th of 165 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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.579 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6258 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6489 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.7471 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7978 kg per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8188 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8824 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 0.9064 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9483 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9625 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9653 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9573 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1974 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 1.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 1.24 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1.36 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.52 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 2.5 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 2.53 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.71 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 3.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 4.34 kg per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.48 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.91 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.48 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.79 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7727 kg per square kilometre | 0.579 kg per square kilometre | 0.9483 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 0.9573 kg per square kilometre | 1.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 kg per square kilometre | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | 2.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.85 kg per square kilometre | 3.06 kg per square kilometre | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.92 kg per square kilometre | 5.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 that leaches (n content) in Ghana?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Ghana was 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.579 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.