Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0407 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0407 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0418 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 kg per person, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 69th of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0257 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0267 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0276 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0323 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.033 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0331 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0334 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0337 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0344 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0343 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0336 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0353 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0319 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0347 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0359 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0403 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0418 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0373 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0374 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0355 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0336 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0327 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0337 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0299 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.032 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0322 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0339 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0332 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0315 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0309 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0266 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0313 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0311 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.031 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0322 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0328 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0335 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0337 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.034 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0343 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0356 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0363 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0372 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0386 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.039 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.04 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0403 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0406 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0407 kg per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0407 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0407 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0311 kg per person | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0344 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0367 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person | 0.0418 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 kg per person | 0.0299 kg per person | 0.0376 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0308 kg per person | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.0332 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0328 kg per person | 0.0316 kg per person | 0.0337 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0363 kg per person | 0.034 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0404 kg per person | 0.04 kg per person | 0.0407 kg per person | 4 |
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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)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0407 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0418 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.