Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was -5.35 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana is -5.35 kg/ha, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.7% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana peaked at -0.0803 kg/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, -5.35 kg/ha, in 2023.
That places Ghana 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.07 kg/ha | -2.26 kg/ha | -1.95 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | -1.64 kg/ha | -2.55 kg/ha | -0.0803 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.44 kg/ha | -2.13 kg/ha | -0.5939 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.65 kg/ha | -3 kg/ha | -1.35 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.13 kg/ha | -3.8 kg/ha | -2.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.73 kg/ha | -3.9 kg/ha | -0.408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.44 kg/ha | -5.35 kg/ha | -0.7437 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana was -5.35 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0803 kg/ha in 1977.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.35 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 190th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. 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 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 (%).