25_SDR holdings, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: 25_SDR holdings, per capita was 1.6 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Ghana, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.6 units per person for 25_sdr holdings, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Ghana peaked at 28 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 2008.
That places Ghana 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
25_SDR holdings, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6185 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 5.51 units per person | +790.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0237 units per person | -99.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2148 units per person | +805.3% |
| 1994 | 0.015 units per person | -93.0% |
| 1995 | 0.698 units per person | +4564.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3062 units per person | -56.1% |
| 1997 | 0.531 units per person | +73.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0674 units per person | -87.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8143 units per person | +1108.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4886 units per person | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.058 units per person | -88.1% |
| 2002 | 3.17 units per person | +5364.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1427 units per person | -95.5% |
| 2004 | 1.94 units per person | +1262.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7174 units per person | -63.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0189 units per person | -97.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 units per person | -52.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 units per person | -76.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 units per person | +273.4% |
| 2010 | 17.31 units per person | +218889.5% |
| 2011 | 17.54 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 14.05 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 12.98 units per person | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.98 units per person | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 8.03 units per person | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 5.46 units per person | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 2.57 units per person | -53.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4118 units per person | -84.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3202 units per person | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3941 units per person | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 28 units per person | +7003.1% |
| 2023 | 3 units per person | -89.3% |
| 2024 | 1.77 units per person | -41.0% |
| 2025 | 1.6 units per person | -9.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.6 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.87 units per person, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.6 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.89 units per person, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 25_SDR holdings, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +218889.5% | 0.0079 units per person | 17.31 units per person |
| 2022 | +7003.1% | 0.3941 units per person | 28 units per person |
| 2002 | +5364.2% | 0.058 units per person | 3.17 units per person |
| 1995 | +4564.6% | 0.015 units per person | 0.698 units per person |
| 2004 | +1262.7% | 0.1427 units per person | 1.94 units per person |
| 1999 | +1108.3% | 0.0674 units per person | 0.8143 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8798 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 5.51 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6559 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 3.17 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.44 units per person | 0.4118 units per person | 17.54 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 units per person | 0.3202 units per person | 28 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Ghana?
- 25_sdr holdings, per capita in Ghana was 1.6 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 28 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest 25_sdr holdings, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for 25_sdr holdings, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 25_sdr holdings, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 25_SDR holdings, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
25_SDR holdings ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 25_SDR holdings IMF
- 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
25_SDR holdings divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.