Swine — Losses from manure treated in Ghana
Ghana: Swine — Losses from manure treated was 849,430 kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — losses from manure treated in Ghana is 849,430 kg, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine — losses from manure treated in Ghana peaked at 870,019 kg in 2020 and was at its lowest, 133,354 kg, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 83rd of 172 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.
Swine — Losses from manure treated in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 133,354 kg | — |
| 1962 | 137,033 kg | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 137,952 kg | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 160,025 kg | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 138,872 kg | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 165,543 kg | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 168,302 kg | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 191,294 kg | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 229,920 kg | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 246,475 kg | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 246,475 kg | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 257,511 kg | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 275,261 kg | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 307,266 kg | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 352,146 kg | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 354,077 kg | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 340,282 kg | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 341,202 kg | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 340,282 kg | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 348,559 kg | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 356,836 kg | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 344,881 kg | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 344,881 kg | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 374,310 kg | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 379,828 kg | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 431,011 kg | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 366,904 kg | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 439,925 kg | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 513,738 kg | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 435,879 kg | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 417,422 kg | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 380,052 kg | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 375,353 kg | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 322,808 kg | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 335,684 kg | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 326,487 kg | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 324,923 kg | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 323,544 kg | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 305,334 kg | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 297,977 kg | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 286,941 kg | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 285,101 kg | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 278,663 kg | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 275,904 kg | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 273,145 kg | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 438,688 kg | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 451,564 kg | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 465,359 kg | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 479,154 kg | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 492,949 kg | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 522,379 kg | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 553,648 kg | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 586,757 kg | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 627,223 kg | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 671,367 kg | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 714,592 kg | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 750,460 kg | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 728,388 kg | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 706,315 kg | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 870,019 kg | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 721,950 kg | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 784,515 kg | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 849,430 kg | +8.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 849,430 kg is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 371,665 kg, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 849,430 kg is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 333,758 kg, 2.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Losses from manure treated 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 | +60.6% | 273,145 kg | 438,688 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 162,477 kg | 133,354 kg | 229,920 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 306,098 kg | 246,475 kg | 354,077 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 390,087 kg | 344,881 kg | 513,738 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 354,749 kg | 305,334 kg | 435,879 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 353,250 kg | 273,145 kg | 479,154 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 635,408 kg | 492,949 kg | 750,460 kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 806,478 kg | 721,950 kg | 870,019 kg | 4 |
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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 — losses from manure treated in Ghana?
- Swine — losses from manure treated in Ghana was 849,430 kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 870,019 kg in 2020.
- What is the lowest swine — losses from manure treated recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,354 kg in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for swine — losses from manure treated?
- Ghana ranks 83rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).