Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 1.4 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana is 1.4 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 60.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana peaked at 5.21 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 kg/ha, in 2002.
That places Ghana 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0176 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0428 kg/ha | +143.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0661 kg/ha | +54.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0925 kg/ha | +39.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0573 kg/ha | -38.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0661 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 1967 | 0.067 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0942 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0924 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1748 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1239 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1144 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2771 kg/ha | +142.2% |
| 1974 | 0.425 kg/ha | +53.4% |
| 1975 | 1.14 kg/ha | +168.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6668 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 1977 | 1.56 kg/ha | +134.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5232 kg/ha | -66.6% |
| 1979 | 0.735 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2491 kg/ha | -66.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9966 kg/ha | +300.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6613 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8284 kg/ha | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1575 kg/ha | -81.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4725 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2202 kg/ha | -53.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2898 kg/ha | +31.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2939 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1241 kg/ha | -57.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3094 kg/ha | +149.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0202 kg/ha | -93.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2019 kg/ha | +899.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1353 kg/ha | -33.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1938 kg/ha | +43.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2319 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3114 kg/ha | +34.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4899 kg/ha | +57.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2955 kg/ha | -39.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3341 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2126 kg/ha | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6607 kg/ha | +210.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0091 kg/ha | -98.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2111 kg/ha | +2219.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2629 kg/ha | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4555 kg/ha | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 kg/ha | +137.3% |
| 2007 | 0.935 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.686 kg/ha | -26.6% |
| 2009 | 2.28 kg/ha | +232.6% |
| 2010 | 1.66 kg/ha | -27.1% |
| 2011 | 1.18 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 4.58 kg/ha | +287.7% |
| 2013 | 2.15 kg/ha | -53.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 kg/ha | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 2.12 kg/ha | +103.8% |
| 2016 | 1.77 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 2.75 kg/ha | +55.9% |
| 2018 | 2.05 kg/ha | -25.6% |
| 2019 | 3.61 kg/ha | +76.3% |
| 2020 | 5.21 kg/ha | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 1.94 kg/ha | -62.8% |
| 2022 | 3.51 kg/ha | +80.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4 kg/ha | -60.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.4 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.72 kg/ha, 81% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.4 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8673 kg/ha, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2219.8% | 0.0091 kg/ha | 0.2111 kg/ha |
| 1992 | +899.5% | 0.0202 kg/ha | 0.2019 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0662 kg/ha | 0.0176 kg/ha | 0.0942 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5746 kg/ha | 0.1144 kg/ha | 1.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4293 kg/ha | 0.1241 kg/ha | 0.9966 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2523 kg/ha | 0.0202 kg/ha | 0.4899 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6795 kg/ha | 0.0091 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 kg/ha | 1.04 kg/ha | 4.58 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 kg/ha | 1.4 kg/ha | 5.21 kg/ha | 4 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 phosphorus per unit area in Ghana?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana was 1.4 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.21 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).