Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0009 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0009 kg per person for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0013 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kg per person, in 2005.
That places Ghana 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.001 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.001 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.001 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.001 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.001 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.001 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.001 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.001 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.001 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.001 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0009 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 kg per person, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0009 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +56.5% | 0.0005 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 0.0013 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0011 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kg per person | 0.0005 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.0007 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0008 kg per person | 0.001 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 0.001 kg per person compare
- 115 Sierra Leone 0.001 kg per person compare
- 116 Senegal 0.001 kg per person compare
- 118 Israel 0.0008 kg per person compare
- 119 Zimbabwe 0.0008 kg per person compare
- 120 South Africa 0.0007 kg per person compare
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 swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0009 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 117th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Losses from 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.
Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Swine, breeding — Losses from 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.