Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area was 18.15 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana stood at 18.15 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana peaked at 18.15 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.29 kg/ha, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 92nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Crop residue removal — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.42 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3.33 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 3.33 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.29 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 3.34 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 4.51 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 1967 | 4.22 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 4.39 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 4.19 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 4.31 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.23 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.09 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 4.5 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 4.83 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 4.67 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.95 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 4.56 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 4.44 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.58 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 4.17 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 4.5 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 4.41 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.12 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 5.49 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1985 | 5.6 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 5.32 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 5.84 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 6.48 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 5.92 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 5.31 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 6.99 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1992 | 6.47 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 8.19 kg/ha | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 8.1 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.04 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 7.97 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 7.76 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 7.55 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 7.73 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 7.38 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 7.42 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.48 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 7.86 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 7.11 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 7.92 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 8.1 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.59 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 9.46 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 10.61 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 11.15 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 10.93 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 11.42 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.64 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.71 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.12 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 12.28 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 12.61 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 13.96 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 15.15 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 15.67 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 15.32 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 17.05 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 18.15 kg/ha | +6.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.15 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.25 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.15 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.81 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.78 kg/ha | 3.29 kg/ha | 4.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.52 kg/ha | 4.09 kg/ha | 4.95 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 kg/ha | 4.12 kg/ha | 6.48 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.41 kg/ha | 5.31 kg/ha | 8.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 kg/ha | 7.11 kg/ha | 10.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 kg/ha | 10.93 kg/ha | 15.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.54 kg/ha | 15.32 kg/ha | 18.15 kg/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana?
- Crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana was 18.15 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is crop residue removal — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 potassium 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 (%).