Ghana vs Nigeria: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 9.33 kg/ha against 7.61 kg/ha in Nigeria, a difference of 1.72 kg/ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1231 kg/ha | 0.0782 kg/ha | 0.0449 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.87 kg/ha | 0.8731 kg/ha | 1 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.95 kg/ha | 3.95 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.35 kg/ha | 4.33 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.41 kg/ha | 3.73 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.75 kg/ha | 7.52 kg/ha | 0.2307 kg/ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10 kg/ha | 9.91 kg/ha | 0.0887 kg/ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 9.33 kg/ha against 7.61 kg/ha in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 1.72 kg/ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).