Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.865 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana is 0.865 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana peaked at 0.865 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2618 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Ghana 173rd out of 185 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.
Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2618 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.272 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2788 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3226 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3079 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3454 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3583 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3941 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4502 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4764 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4765 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5009 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5202 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.568 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6005 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5965 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5952 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5774 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.5714 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5788 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5857 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5388 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5376 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5416 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5364 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.586 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5244 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5837 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6667 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5761 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5584 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5226 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5148 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4577 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4536 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4456 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4211 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4203 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4086 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4052 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3973 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3983 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3983 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4033 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3936 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5158 kg/ha | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5297 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5421 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5567 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5684 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.599 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6272 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6556 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6853 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7182 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7461 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7673 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7656 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7645 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8365 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7593 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7977 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.865 kg/ha | +8.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.865 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.62 kg/ha, 33% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.865 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +31.0% | 0.3936 kg/ha | 0.5158 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3323 kg/ha | 0.2618 kg/ha | 0.4502 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5483 kg/ha | 0.4764 kg/ha | 0.6005 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.568 kg/ha | 0.5244 kg/ha | 0.6667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4779 kg/ha | 0.4086 kg/ha | 0.5761 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.454 kg/ha | 0.3936 kg/ha | 0.5567 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6897 kg/ha | 0.5684 kg/ha | 0.7673 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8146 kg/ha | 0.7593 kg/ha | 0.865 kg/ha | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana?
- Manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana was 0.865 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.865 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2618 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manure applied — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 Manure applied — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).