Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency was 330.01 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana is 330.01 %, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 94.0% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana peaked at 905.33 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 103.6 %, in 1977.
Ghana ranks 6th 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 695.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 632.17 % | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 581.28 % | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 568.54 % | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 556.88 % | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 542.01 % | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 561.12 % | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 467.94 % | -16.6% |
| 1969 | 442.97 % | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 435 % | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 479.48 % | +10.2% |
| 1972 | 425.06 % | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 347.93 % | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 321.71 % | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 164.94 % | -48.7% |
| 1976 | 199.39 % | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 103.6 % | -48.0% |
| 1978 | 185.78 % | +79.3% |
| 1979 | 179.01 % | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 264.81 % | +47.9% |
| 1981 | 153.86 % | -41.9% |
| 1982 | 170.81 % | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 141.18 % | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 345.54 % | +144.8% |
| 1985 | 222.89 % | -35.5% |
| 1986 | 293.02 % | +31.5% |
| 1987 | 300.42 % | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 291.11 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 349.99 % | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 242.29 % | -30.8% |
| 1991 | 532.99 % | +120.0% |
| 1992 | 420.94 % | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 518.85 % | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 472.29 % | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 496.92 % | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 461.13 % | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 347.06 % | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 472.41 % | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 461.59 % | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 546.12 % | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 328.63 % | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 905.33 % | +175.5% |
| 2003 | 645.5 % | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 600.74 % | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 485.65 % | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 272.04 % | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 265.16 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 368.46 % | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 177.86 % | -51.7% |
| 2010 | 227.9 % | +28.1% |
| 2011 | 293.47 % | +28.8% |
| 2012 | 107.75 % | -63.3% |
| 2013 | 195.58 % | +81.5% |
| 2014 | 319.96 % | +63.6% |
| 2015 | 194.17 % | -39.3% |
| 2016 | 218.96 % | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 167.29 % | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 217.42 % | +30.0% |
| 2019 | 151.26 % | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 112.19 % | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 267.46 % | +138.4% |
| 2022 | 170.07 % | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 330.01 % | +94.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 330.01 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.49 %, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 330.01 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108.23 %, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 560.9 % | 442.97 % | 695.21 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 284.19 % | 103.6 % | 479.48 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 253.36 % | 141.18 % | 349.99 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 442.65 % | 242.29 % | 532.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 459.55 % | 177.86 % | 905.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 209.38 % | 107.75 % | 319.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.93 % | 112.19 % | 330.01 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 3 Guinea 465.47 % compare
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 167.45 % compare
- 4 Solomon Islands 408.55 % compare
- 5 Niger 360.56 % compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 140.83 % compare
- 5 Caribbean 109.85 % compare
- 6 Melanesia 128.26 % compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 122.06 % compare
- 7 Vanuatu 327.96 % compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 111.27 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 294.39 % compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 287.52 % 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 phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency in Ghana was 330.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 905.33 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.6 % in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus use efficiency rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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 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 (%).