Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area was 30.66 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Outputs — Cropland potassium 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 outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana is 30.66 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana peaked at 31.38 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.62 kg/ha, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 57th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.86 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 11 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 11.16 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 13.2 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1965 | 11.32 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 1966 | 11.37 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 12.39 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 11.3 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 12.41 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 13.13 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 13.91 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 12.96 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 12.79 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 14.29 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 13.63 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 12.04 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 10.28 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 10.01 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 10.47 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 10.33 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 10.49 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 9.01 kg/ha | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 8.62 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 9.99 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 1985 | 9.66 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 10.41 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 10.04 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 10.87 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 11.86 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 9.79 kg/ha | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 13.6 kg/ha | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 13.83 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 14.39 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 13.72 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 15.35 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 15.86 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 14 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 15.2 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 15.79 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 15.68 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.87 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.09 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 18.38 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 19.69 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 19.91 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.13 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.78 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 20.89 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 22.4 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 22.31 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 23.53 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 24.85 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 24.96 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 25.79 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 25.42 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.43 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.01 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 27.77 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 28.45 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.96 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 31.38 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 30.26 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 30.66 kg/ha | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 30.66 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.92 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 30.66 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.19 kg/ha, 2.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.67 kg/ha | 10.86 kg/ha | 13.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.35 kg/ha | 10.01 kg/ha | 14.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.13 kg/ha | 8.62 kg/ha | 11.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.15 kg/ha | 9.79 kg/ha | 15.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.88 kg/ha | 15.68 kg/ha | 22.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.55 kg/ha | 22.31 kg/ha | 28.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.31 kg/ha | 28.96 kg/ha | 31.38 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 54 Philippines 31.48 kg/ha compare
- 55 Belize 30.95 kg/ha compare
- 56 Jordan 30.7 kg/ha compare
- 58 Chile 30.18 kg/ha compare
- 59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.87 kg/ha compare
- 60 Montenegro 29.51 kg/ha 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 outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana?
- Outputs — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana was 30.66 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31.38 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest outputs — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.62 kg/ha in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for outputs — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is outputs — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).