Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 9.33 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana is 9.33 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana peaked at 13.29 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0467 kg/ha, in 1964.
That places Ghana 140th out of 186 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.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.053 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.2161 kg/ha | +307.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2424 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0467 kg/ha | -80.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0606 kg/ha | +29.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0909 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1552 kg/ha | +70.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1312 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1118 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4167 kg/ha | +272.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3355 kg/ha | -19.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7836 kg/ha | +133.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8927 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 1.15 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 1975 | 3.24 kg/ha | +182.3% |
| 1976 | 3.53 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 2.97 kg/ha | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 3.03 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.4 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 1.43 kg/ha | -40.5% |
| 1981 | 3.71 kg/ha | +160.0% |
| 1982 | 3.39 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 2.99 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1984 | 1.29 kg/ha | -56.8% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.04 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 1.27 kg/ha | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 1.7 kg/ha | +34.1% |
| 1989 | 1.4 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 1.89 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg/ha | -14.4% |
| 1992 | 1.62 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 kg/ha | -27.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6 kg/ha | -49.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6809 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1.47 kg/ha | +115.8% |
| 1997 | 1.64 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.35 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 1.46 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.26 kg/ha | -13.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5 kg/ha | +97.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7517 kg/ha | -69.9% |
| 2003 | 1.46 kg/ha | +94.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9592 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 2005 | 1.84 kg/ha | +91.8% |
| 2006 | 4.92 kg/ha | +167.6% |
| 2007 | 4.17 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 2.91 kg/ha | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 3.3 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 3.82 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 1.63 kg/ha | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 6.33 kg/ha | +288.7% |
| 2013 | 9.18 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 2014 | 5.53 kg/ha | -39.8% |
| 2015 | 7.86 kg/ha | +42.3% |
| 2016 | 7.84 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 13.29 kg/ha | +69.6% |
| 2018 | 9.74 kg/ha | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 12.27 kg/ha | +25.9% |
| 2020 | 12.38 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.11 kg/ha | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 10.2 kg/ha | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 9.33 kg/ha | -8.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9.33 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.04 kg/ha, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9.33 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.97 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +307.7% | 0.053 kg/ha | 0.2161 kg/ha |
| 2012 | +288.7% | 1.63 kg/ha | 6.33 kg/ha |
| 1970 | +272.7% | 0.1118 kg/ha | 0.4167 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1231 kg/ha | 0.0467 kg/ha | 0.2424 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.87 kg/ha | 0.3355 kg/ha | 3.53 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 3.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 kg/ha | 0.6 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 kg/ha | 0.7517 kg/ha | 4.92 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 13.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 kg/ha | 8.11 kg/ha | 12.38 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana was 9.33 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 13.29 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0467 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).