Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep: Manure left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises was 0.4187 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana stood at 0.4187 kg per person.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana peaked at 0.4298 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2644 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Ghana 61st 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 left on pasture that volatilises … capita volatilises in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2644 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2743 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2836 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3323 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3394 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3401 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3435 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3464 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3542 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.353 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3457 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3635 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3283 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3564 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3694 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4143 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4272 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4298 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3838 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3848 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3863 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3651 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3452 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3364 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3466 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3076 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3295 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3309 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.349 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.342 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3243 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3109 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3175 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3087 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2735 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3215 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3203 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3188 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3286 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3307 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3253 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3337 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3352 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3369 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3386 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3405 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3425 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3445 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3468 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3493 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3527 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3559 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3593 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.366 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3731 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3826 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3935 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.397 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4016 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4116 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4146 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4173 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4187 kg per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4187 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2594 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4187 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.298 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3198 kg per person | 0.2644 kg per person | 0.3542 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3771 kg per person | 0.3283 kg per person | 0.4298 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3482 kg per person | 0.3076 kg per person | 0.3863 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3166 kg per person | 0.2735 kg per person | 0.342 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3375 kg per person | 0.3253 kg per person | 0.3468 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3731 kg per person | 0.3493 kg per person | 0.4016 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4156 kg per person | 0.4116 kg per person | 0.4187 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Ghana was 0.4187 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4298 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2644 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — 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 — 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.