Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled was 33,462 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana is 33,462 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana peaked at 50,475 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1990.
That places Ghana 74th out of 216 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 410 t | — |
| 1962 | 893 t | +117.8% |
| 1963 | 800 t | -10.4% |
| 1964 | 619 t | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 500 t | -19.2% |
| 1966 | 400 t | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 300 t | -25.0% |
| 1968 | 210 t | -30.0% |
| 1969 | 213 t | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 645 t | +202.8% |
| 1971 | 840 t | +30.2% |
| 1972 | 1,050 t | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 2,148 t | +104.6% |
| 1974 | 2,400 t | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 4,600 t | +91.7% |
| 1976 | 3,300 t | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 8,900 t | +169.7% |
| 1978 | 4,200 t | -52.8% |
| 1979 | 4,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,000 t | +19.0% |
| 1981 | 12,000 t | +140.0% |
| 1982 | 5,000 t | -58.3% |
| 1983 | 3,400 t | -32.0% |
| 1984 | 2,000 t | -41.2% |
| 1985 | 3,200 t | +60.0% |
| 1986 | 1,500 t | -53.1% |
| 1987 | 3,053 t | +103.5% |
| 1988 | 2,813 t | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 3,370 t | +19.8% |
| 1990 | 100 t | -97.0% |
| 1991 | 800 t | +700.0% |
| 1992 | 1,100 t | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 2,875 t | +161.4% |
| 1994 | 3,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 6,700 t | +67.5% |
| 1997 | 6,655 t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 4,256 t | -36.0% |
| 1999 | 3,202 t | -24.8% |
| 2000 | 2,119 t | -33.8% |
| 2001 | 8,268 t | +290.2% |
| 2002 | 2,923 t | -64.6% |
| 2003 | 3,891 t | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 5,883 t | +51.2% |
| 2005 | 7,875 t | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 13,761 t | +74.7% |
| 2007 | 16,590 t | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 14,508 t | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 21,095 t | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 24,648 t | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 34,755 t | +41.0% |
| 2012 | 29,885 t | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 22,335 t | -25.3% |
| 2014 | 19,225 t | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 27,172 t | +41.3% |
| 2016 | 30,057 t | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 40,855 t | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 33,667 t | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 50,475 t | +49.9% |
| 2020 | 39,371 t | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 28,267 t | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 34,171 t | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 33,462 t | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 33,462 t | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 33,462 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,915 t, 5.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 33,462 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,478 t, 9.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient potash K2O (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +700.0% | 100 t | 800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 482.78 t | 210 t | 893 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,228 t | 645 t | 8,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,134 t | 1,500 t | 12,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,269 t | 100 t | 6,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,691 t | 2,119 t | 21,095 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,307 t | 19,225 t | 50,475 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,747 t | 28,267 t | 39,371 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8201 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1528 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.35 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana?
- Nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled in Ghana was 33,462 t in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 50,475 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nutrient potash k2o (total) — import quantity, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. 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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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 potash K2O (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 potash K2O (total) — Import quantity with 83 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.