Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 1.85 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ghana is 1.85 kg per person, measured 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 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ghana peaked at 1.85 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9254 kg per person, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 165 countries on this measure, 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9254 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9761 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9886 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 1.11 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 1.16 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.22 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.22 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1.25 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.23 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.2 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 1.13 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 1.23 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 1.39 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 1.42 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.42 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.41 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.3 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.3 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.3 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.22 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.13 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 1.04 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 1.04 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9822 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.09 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.23 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 1.1 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.06 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 1.05 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.04 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.9747 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.07 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 1.12 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.17 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.19 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.19 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.19 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.25 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.29 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.28 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.3 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.33 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.37 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.41 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.44 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.47 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.51 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.55 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.6 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.65 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.69 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.73 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.76 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.77 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.79 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.85 kg per person | +3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.85 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.84 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.85 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.9254 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 kg per person | 0.9822 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.9747 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 kg per person | 1.37 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 1.85 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ghana?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Ghana was 1.85 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9254 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.