Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep: Manure applied to soils that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.0081 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana stood at 0.0081 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.0084 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 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 that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0053 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0055 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0067 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0067 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0069 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0069 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0064 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0072 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.006 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0064 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0068 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0063 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.007 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.008 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0081 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 kg per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0081 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0081 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0081 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0058 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 kg per person | 0.0051 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0064 kg per person | 0.0084 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0075 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0062 kg per person | 0.0053 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0067 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0068 kg per person | 0.0078 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 kg per person | 0.008 kg per person | 0.0081 kg per person | 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)
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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 that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.0081 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep — Manure applied to soils 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.