Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.95 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.95 kg/ha for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana peaked at 1.95 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2965 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3158 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.3019 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2994 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2965 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3029 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4254 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4012 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4032 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3879 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4112 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3993 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3745 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4086 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4491 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.407 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4242 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.411 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3929 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.437 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3974 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4294 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4309 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3863 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5095 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4948 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5129 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5687 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6374 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5953 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5152 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6973 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6592 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8318 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.806 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7991 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7891 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7637 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7485 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.775 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7577 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7561 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8861 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8253 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7358 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.795 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8133 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8583 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9561 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.08 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1.16 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.16 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.22 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.24 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.27 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.62 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.64 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.83 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 1.95 kg/ha | +6.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.95 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.35 kg/ha, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.95 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3482 kg/ha | 0.2965 kg/ha | 0.4254 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4115 kg/ha | 0.3745 kg/ha | 0.4491 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4963 kg/ha | 0.3863 kg/ha | 0.6374 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7385 kg/ha | 0.5152 kg/ha | 0.8318 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8465 kg/ha | 0.7358 kg/ha | 1.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 1.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 1.95 kg/ha | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana?
- Crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana was 1.95 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2965 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Crop residue removal — Cropland phosphorus per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).