Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square was 3.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.59 kg per square kilometre for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in 2023.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ghana peaked at 3.68 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5641 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 96th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5641 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5797 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5836 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6769 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5875 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7003 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 0.7119 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8092 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9726 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.58 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 1.59 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 1.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.21 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.84 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 3.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.99 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 3.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.59 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.59 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.59 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.32 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square 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% | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6873 kg per square kilometre | 0.5641 kg per square kilometre | 0.9726 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.04 kg per square kilometre | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | 1.29 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | 3.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | 3.05 kg per square kilometre | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ghana?
- Swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square in Ghana was 3.59 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5641 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square?
- Ghana ranks 96th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — losses from manure treated (n content), per square 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Swine, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, market — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.