Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana

Ghana: Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 32.7 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32.7 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
162nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
34.27 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
7 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023

102030196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 32.7 kg/ha for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana peaked at 34.27 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Ghana 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.93 kg/ha 7 kg/ha 9.65 kg/ha 9
1970s 13.47 kg/ha 11.14 kg/ha 15.71 kg/ha 10
1980s 14.62 kg/ha 13.05 kg/ha 16.83 kg/ha 10
1990s 14.67 kg/ha 13.46 kg/ha 16.44 kg/ha 10
2000s 20.4 kg/ha 15.15 kg/ha 24.95 kg/ha 10
2010s 28.48 kg/ha 22.76 kg/ha 33.96 kg/ha 10
2020s 32.39 kg/ha 29.37 kg/ha 34.27 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 159 Bhutan 33.86 kg/ha compare
  2. 160 Uganda 33.26 kg/ha compare
  3. 161 Sierra Leone 32.96 kg/ha compare
  4. 163 Tonga 31.28 kg/ha compare
  5. 164 Guinea 30.71 kg/ha compare
  6. 165 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana?
Input — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana was 32.7 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 34.27 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest input — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 7 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for input — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Ghana ranks 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is input — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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 (%).