Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 55.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 55.2 kg per square kilometre for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ghana peaked at 56.54 kg per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.67 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 68th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.67 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 10.4 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 9.02 kg per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 10.76 kg per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1967 | 10.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 12.43 kg per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16.73 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 17.89 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 19.97 kg per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 22.88 kg per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 22.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 22.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 22.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 22.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 23.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.32 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 24.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 28.01 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 23.84 kg per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1988 | 28.59 kg per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1989 | 33.38 kg per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 28.33 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 27.13 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 24.7 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 24.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 20.98 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 21.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 21.22 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 21.11 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 21.03 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 19.84 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 19.36 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.65 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 18.53 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 18.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.93 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28.51 kg per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 29.34 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 31.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 32.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 33.95 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 35.98 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 38.13 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 40.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 43.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 46.44 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 48.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 47.33 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 56.54 kg per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 46.92 kg per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 50.98 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 55.2 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 55.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.86 kg per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 55.2 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (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% | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | 28.51 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.56 kg per square kilometre | 8.67 kg per square kilometre | 14.94 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.89 kg per square kilometre | 16.02 kg per square kilometre | 23.01 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.35 kg per square kilometre | 22.41 kg per square kilometre | 33.38 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.05 kg per square kilometre | 19.84 kg per square kilometre | 28.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.96 kg per square kilometre | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | 31.14 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.29 kg per square kilometre | 32.03 kg per square kilometre | 48.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.41 kg per square kilometre | 46.92 kg per square kilometre | 56.54 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 65 Puerto Rico 62.07 kg per square kilometre compare
- 66 Slovenia 56.62 kg per square kilometre compare
- 67 Honduras 55.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 69 Madagascar 54.38 kg per square kilometre compare
- 70 Ecuador 52.49 kg per square kilometre compare
- 71 Ukraine 52.22 kg per square kilometre compare
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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, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ghana?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Ghana was 55.2 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 56.54 kg per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils (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 — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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 — Manure applied to soils (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.