Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.0423 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0423 kg per person for sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0434 kg per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0267 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0267 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0277 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0286 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0336 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0343 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0344 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0347 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.035 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0358 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0357 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0349 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0367 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0332 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.036 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0373 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0418 kg per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0432 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0434 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0388 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0389 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.039 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0349 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.034 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.035 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0311 kg per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0333 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0334 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0352 kg per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0345 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0328 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0314 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0312 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0276 kg per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0325 kg per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0323 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0322 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0332 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0334 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0339 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.034 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0342 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0344 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0348 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.035 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0353 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0356 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.036 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0363 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.037 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0377 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0397 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0401 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0406 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0416 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0422 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0423 kg per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0423 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0423 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0423 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0301 kg per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0323 kg per person | 0.0267 kg per person | 0.0358 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0381 kg per person | 0.0332 kg per person | 0.0434 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0352 kg per person | 0.0311 kg per person | 0.039 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.032 kg per person | 0.0276 kg per person | 0.0345 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0341 kg per person | 0.0329 kg per person | 0.035 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0377 kg per person | 0.0353 kg per person | 0.0406 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.042 kg per person | 0.0416 kg per person | 0.0423 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0423 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0434 kg per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0267 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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.