Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0153 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.0153 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0209 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 kg per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 110th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0112 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0127 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0161 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0168 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0166 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0173 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0187 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0209 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0204 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.019 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0185 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0179 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0178 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0177 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0166 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0161 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0171 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0188 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0183 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0209 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0173 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0161 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0143 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0138 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0116 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0118 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0084 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.008 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0074 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0116 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0117 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0118 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0122 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0131 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0136 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0145 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0144 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0153 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0187 kg per person, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0153 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0196 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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% | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0116 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0107 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0182 kg per person | 0.0164 kg per person | 0.0209 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0209 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0173 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0074 kg per person | 0.0117 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0152 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 kg per person | 0.0135 kg per person | 0.0166 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 swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0153 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 110th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, breeding — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils 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.
About this data
Swine, breeding — Manure applied to soils (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.