Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 1.23 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) 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 volatilises (n) in Ghana is 1.23 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 volatilises (n) in Ghana peaked at 1.23 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6169 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Ghana 52nd 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6169 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6508 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6591 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7414 kg per person | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7727 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7742 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8139 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.816 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8327 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8229 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8029 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8966 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7523 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8188 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9277 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9487 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9499 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9421 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.8694 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8659 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8635 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8115 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7556 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6919 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6945 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6548 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7246 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.735 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8168 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7314 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7371 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7068 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6979 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6922 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6498 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7118 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.7492 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7542 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7832 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7961 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7965 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7966 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8317 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.87 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8589 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8558 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8696 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8841 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8994 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9154 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9374 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9598 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.983 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.12 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.17 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.18 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.19 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.23 kg per person | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.742 kg per person | 0.6169 kg per person | 0.8327 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8731 kg per person | 0.7523 kg per person | 0.9499 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7614 kg per person | 0.6548 kg per person | 0.8659 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7214 kg per person | 0.6498 kg per person | 0.7832 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8459 kg per person | 0.7961 kg per person | 0.8994 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.9154 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 kg per person | 1.17 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Ghana?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Ghana was 1.23 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6169 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.