Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 124.81 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 124.81 % for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana peaked at 161.84 % in 1964 and was at its lowest, 74.96 %, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159.54 % | — |
| 1962 | 152.99 % | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 148.47 % | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 161.84 % | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 159.78 % | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 158.56 % | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 158.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 138.62 % | -12.8% |
| 1969 | 134.05 % | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 137.94 % | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 140.54 % | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 125.5 % | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 125.6 % | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 123.57 % | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 99.92 % | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 89.47 % | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 79.96 % | -10.6% |
| 1978 | 78.06 % | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 89.86 % | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 90.09 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 79.58 % | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 74.96 % | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 76.53 % | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 98.37 % | +28.5% |
| 1985 | 94.83 % | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 89.91 % | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 93.64 % | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 95.82 % | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 96.99 % | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 81.47 % | -16.0% |
| 1991 | 123.11 % | +51.1% |
| 1992 | 116.48 % | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 127.61 % | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 121.85 % | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 131.47 % | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 126.62 % | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 114.47 % | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 112.9 % | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 124.03 % | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 123.04 % | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 106.35 % | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 116.63 % | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 113.04 % | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 125.8 % | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 113.78 % | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 96.38 % | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 102.89 % | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 114.53 % | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 116.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 114.66 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 129.22 % | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 112.56 % | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 101.84 % | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 118.87 % | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 107.17 % | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 108.2 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.79 % | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 110.76 % | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 106.7 % | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 107.69 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 132.69 % | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 119.25 % | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 124.81 % | +4.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 124.81 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 124.81 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 2.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 152.54 % | 134.05 % | 161.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 109.04 % | 78.06 % | 140.54 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.07 % | 74.96 % | 98.37 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 118 % | 81.47 % | 131.47 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.85 % | 96.38 % | 125.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.48 % | 94.79 % | 129.22 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.11 % | 107.69 % | 132.69 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 141.58 % compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 78.16 % compare
- 9 Tonga 135.24 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 72.27 % compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 69.2 % compare
- 10 Mauritius 128.25 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 66.86 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.07 % compare
- 12 Papua New Guinea 123.83 % compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 117.33 % compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 110.79 % compare
- 14 Türkiye 54.77 % compare
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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana was 124.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 161.84 % in 1964.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.96 % in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Ghana ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. 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 (%).