Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.81 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.81 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana peaked at 1.81 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2267 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Ghana 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2957 kg/ha | 0.2267 kg/ha | 0.3918 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6452 kg/ha | 0.4348 kg/ha | 0.8478 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 kg/ha | 0.5662 kg/ha | 0.858 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5404 kg/ha | 0.4484 kg/ha | 0.6664 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6355 kg/ha | 0.4244 kg/ha | 0.9355 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 kg/ha | 0.6766 kg/ha | 1.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.69 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 93,823 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana was 1.81 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2267 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 175th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.6%. 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 Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).