Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.0122 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0122 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0125 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Ghana 69th out of 159 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0077 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.008 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0083 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0097 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.01 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0101 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0103 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0103 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0104 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0112 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0113 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0106 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0101 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.009 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0102 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.01 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.009 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0094 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0093 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0093 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0096 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0099 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.01 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.01 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0101 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0102 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0109 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.012 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0121 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0122 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 kg per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0122 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0122 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0122 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0087 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.011 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0113 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0092 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0098 kg per person | 0.0095 kg per person | 0.0101 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0109 kg per person | 0.0102 kg per person | 0.0117 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 kg per person | 0.012 kg per person | 0.0122 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0122 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0125 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 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.