Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.4101 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana is 0.4101 kg per person, measured in 2023.
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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.5585 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1985 kg per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 108th 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3037 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3047 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2995 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3392 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2874 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3345 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3319 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3682 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4316 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4505 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4382 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4451 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4622 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5012 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.558 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5452 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5087 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4948 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4787 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4762 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.474 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.445 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4318 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4567 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4536 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5035 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4189 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4903 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5585 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4619 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4313 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3831 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3691 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3099 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3147 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.299 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2906 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2824 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2601 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2475 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2321 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2244 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2135 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2058 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1985 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3106 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3116 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3131 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3144 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3157 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3266 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3378 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3495 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3649 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3817 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3971 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.408 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3878 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3686 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4451 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3622 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3861 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4101 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4101 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4803 kg per person, 85% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4101 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5243 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine — Manure management (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% | 0.1985 kg per person | 0.3106 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3334 kg per person | 0.2874 kg per person | 0.4316 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4883 kg per person | 0.4382 kg per person | 0.558 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4708 kg per person | 0.4189 kg per person | 0.5585 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3402 kg per person | 0.2601 kg per person | 0.4619 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2571 kg per person | 0.1985 kg per person | 0.3144 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3638 kg per person | 0.3157 kg per person | 0.408 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4009 kg per person | 0.3622 kg per person | 0.4451 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 — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.4101 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5585 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1985 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 108th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine — manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine — Manure management (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 — Manure management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine — Manure management 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 management (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.