Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 96,176 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana stood at 96,176 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 119,474 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 154 t, in 1964.
That places Ghana 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 175 t | — |
| 1962 | 713 t | +307.4% |
| 1963 | 800 t | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 154 t | -80.8% |
| 1965 | 200 t | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1967 | 512 t | +70.7% |
| 1968 | 433 t | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 415 t | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 1,375 t | +231.3% |
| 1971 | 1,330 t | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 2,586 t | +94.4% |
| 1973 | 3,361 t | +30.0% |
| 1974 | 3,212 t | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 14,200 t | +342.1% |
| 1976 | 9,000 t | -36.6% |
| 1977 | 10,100 t | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 10,600 t | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 8,400 t | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 5,000 t | -40.5% |
| 1981 | 22,800 t | +356.0% |
| 1982 | 12,500 t | -45.2% |
| 1983 | 11,000 t | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 5,600 t | -49.1% |
| 1985 | 4,900 t | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 4,100 t | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 5,140 t | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 7,049 t | +37.1% |
| 1989 | 14,029 t | +99.0% |
| 1990 | 6,900 t | -50.8% |
| 1991 | 7,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,096 t | -55.8% |
| 1994 | 2,700 t | -12.8% |
| 1995 | 3,200 t | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 7,200 t | +125.0% |
| 1997 | 9,853 t | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 7,274 t | -26.2% |
| 1999 | 8,002 t | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 7,048 t | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 14,169 t | +101.0% |
| 2002 | 16,272 t | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 7,440 t | -54.3% |
| 2004 | 22,799 t | +206.4% |
| 2005 | 38,157 t | +67.4% |
| 2006 | 38,778 t | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 36,808 t | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 30,826 t | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 29,653 t | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 50,634 t | +70.8% |
| 2011 | 65,648 t | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 71,221 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 73,773 t | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 51,622 t | -30.0% |
| 2015 | 61,851 t | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 70,454 t | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 114,413 t | +62.4% |
| 2018 | 83,152 t | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 109,251 t | +31.4% |
| 2020 | 98,560 t | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 87,870 t | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 119,474 t | +36.0% |
| 2023 | 96,176 t | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 96,176 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +356.0% | 5,000 t | 22,800 t |
| 1975 | +342.1% | 3,212 t | 14,200 t |
| 1962 | +307.4% | 175 t | 713 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 411.33 t | 154 t | 800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,416 t | 1,330 t | 14,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,212 t | 4,100 t | 22,800 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,222 t | 2,700 t | 9,853 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,195 t | 7,048 t | 38,778 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,202 t | 50,634 t | 114,413 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,651 t | 87,870 t | 119,474 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 72 Lao People's Democratic Republic 107,370 t compare
- 73 Malawi 96,533 t compare
- 74 Yugoslav SFR 96,300 t compare
- 76 Slovenia 94,109 t compare
- 77 Czechoslovakia 91,000 t compare
- 78 Nigeria 89,734 t 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)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 27.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana was 96,176 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 119,474 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 154 t in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 75th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity with 74 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.