Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.3717 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana stood at 0.3717 kg per person.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.5062 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1799 kg per person, in 2005.
That places Ghana 101st 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2753 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2762 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2714 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3075 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2605 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3031 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3008 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3337 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3912 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4083 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3972 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4034 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.419 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4543 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5058 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4942 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4611 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4485 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4339 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4316 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4296 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4033 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3914 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4139 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4111 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4564 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3797 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4444 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5062 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4187 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.391 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3472 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3346 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2809 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2853 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2711 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2634 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.256 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2358 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2244 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2104 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2034 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1935 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1866 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1799 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2815 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2824 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2838 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.285 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2861 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.296 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3062 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3168 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3307 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3459 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3599 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3698 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3515 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3341 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4034 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3283 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3499 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3717 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3717 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3717 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3717 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4752 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — 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% | 0.1799 kg per person | 0.2815 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3022 kg per person | 0.2605 kg per person | 0.3912 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4426 kg per person | 0.3972 kg per person | 0.5058 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4268 kg per person | 0.3797 kg per person | 0.5062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3084 kg per person | 0.2358 kg per person | 0.4187 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2331 kg per person | 0.1799 kg per person | 0.285 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3297 kg per person | 0.2861 kg per person | 0.3698 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3633 kg per person | 0.3283 kg per person | 0.4034 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Ghana was 0.3717 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5062 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1799 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 101st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — 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, market — 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, market — 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, market — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — 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.
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Swine, market — 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.