Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Ghana
Ghana: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0743 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0743 kg per person for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana peaked at 0.1012 kg per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.036 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 that volatilises (N content) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0551 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0552 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0543 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0615 kg per person | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0521 kg per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0606 kg per person | +16.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0602 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0667 kg per person | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0782 kg per person | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0817 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0794 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0807 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0838 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0909 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1012 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0988 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0922 kg per person | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0897 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0868 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0863 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0859 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0807 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0783 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0828 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0822 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0913 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0759 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0889 kg per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1012 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0837 kg per person | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0782 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0694 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0562 kg per person | -16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0571 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0542 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0527 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0512 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0472 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0449 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0421 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0407 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0373 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.036 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0563 kg per person | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0565 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0568 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.057 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0572 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0592 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0612 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0634 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0661 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0692 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.072 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.074 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0703 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0668 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0807 kg per person | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0657 kg per person | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 0.07 kg per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 kg per person | +6.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0743 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0743 kg per person, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0743 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.095 kg per person, 78% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) 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% | 0.036 kg per person | 0.0563 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0604 kg per person | 0.0521 kg per person | 0.0782 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0885 kg per person | 0.0794 kg per person | 0.1012 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0854 kg per person | 0.0759 kg per person | 0.1012 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0617 kg per person | 0.0472 kg per person | 0.0837 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0466 kg per person | 0.036 kg per person | 0.057 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0659 kg per person | 0.0572 kg per person | 0.074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0727 kg per person | 0.0657 kg per person | 0.0807 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, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Ghana was 0.0743 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1012 kg per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 kg per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Ghana ranks 101st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) 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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (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 that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.