Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana
Ghana: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2016)
0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana, 1991–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +7601.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 19 Honduras 0.3% compare
- 20 El Salvador 0.3% compare
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
- 23 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
- 24 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
- 25 Peru 0.3% compare
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 excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana?
- Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 78 countries with data for 2016.
- Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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