Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.1161 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.1161 kg per person, measured 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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1581 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0562 kg per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 104th 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.086 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0863 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0848 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.096 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0814 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0947 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.094 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1042 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1222 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1275 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1241 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.126 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1309 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1419 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.158 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1544 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.144 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1401 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1355 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1348 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1342 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.126 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1223 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1293 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1284 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1426 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1186 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1388 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1581 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1308 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1221 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1085 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1045 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0877 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0891 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0847 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0823 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.08 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0736 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0701 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0657 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0635 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0604 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0583 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0562 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0879 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0882 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0886 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.089 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0894 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0925 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0957 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.099 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1033 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1081 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1124 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1155 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1098 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1044 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.126 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1025 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1093 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1161 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1161 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1183 kg per person, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1161 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1484 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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% | 0.0562 kg per person | 0.0879 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0944 kg per person | 0.0814 kg per person | 0.1222 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1382 kg per person | 0.1241 kg per person | 0.158 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1333 kg per person | 0.1186 kg per person | 0.1581 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0963 kg per person | 0.0736 kg per person | 0.1308 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0728 kg per person | 0.0562 kg per person | 0.089 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.103 kg per person | 0.0894 kg per person | 0.1155 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1135 kg per person | 0.1025 kg per person | 0.126 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.1161 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1581 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0562 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 104th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.