Swine — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 0.0251 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0251 kg per person for swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0342 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0122 kg per person, in 2005.
That places Ghana 115th 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0186 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0184 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0208 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0176 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0205 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0203 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0226 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0265 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0276 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0269 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0273 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0283 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0307 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0334 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0312 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0303 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0293 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0292 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0291 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0273 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0265 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.028 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0278 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0309 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0257 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0301 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0342 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0264 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.019 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0193 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0183 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0142 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0126 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0122 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.019 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0191 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0192 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0193 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0194 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.02 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0207 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0214 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0224 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0234 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0243 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.025 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0273 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0237 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0251 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0251 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0383 kg per person, 66% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0251 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0321 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — 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% | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.019 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0204 kg per person | 0.0176 kg per person | 0.0265 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0299 kg per person | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0342 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0289 kg per person | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0342 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0209 kg per person | 0.0159 kg per person | 0.0283 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0193 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0223 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.025 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0246 kg per person | 0.0222 kg per person | 0.0273 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.0251 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0342 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0122 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — 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 — 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 — 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Swine — 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.