Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.3871 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.3871 kg per person.
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 — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.5271 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1873 kg per person, in 2005.
That places Ghana 104th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2866 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2875 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2826 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3201 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2712 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3156 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3133 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3475 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4073 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4251 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4135 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4201 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4362 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.473 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5267 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5145 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4801 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.467 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4517 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4494 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4473 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.42 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4075 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.431 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4281 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4752 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3953 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4628 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5271 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4359 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4071 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3615 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3483 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2925 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.297 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2822 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2743 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2666 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2455 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2336 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2191 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2117 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2015 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1942 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1873 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2931 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2941 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2955 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2967 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3082 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3188 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3299 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3444 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3602 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3748 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.385 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.366 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3479 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4201 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3418 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3644 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3871 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3871 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3945 kg per person, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3871 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4948 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — 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% | 0.1873 kg per person | 0.2931 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3147 kg per person | 0.2712 kg per person | 0.4073 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4608 kg per person | 0.4135 kg per person | 0.5267 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4444 kg per person | 0.3953 kg per person | 0.5271 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3211 kg per person | 0.2455 kg per person | 0.4359 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2427 kg per person | 0.1873 kg per person | 0.2967 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3433 kg per person | 0.2979 kg per person | 0.385 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3783 kg per person | 0.3418 kg per person | 0.4201 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.3871 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5271 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1873 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — 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 — 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 — 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — 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 — 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.