Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 0.4366 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana is 0.4366 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana peaked at 0.5635 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.3557 kg/ha, in 2020.
That places Ghana 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4693 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.4656 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4809 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4526 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4728 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4912 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4859 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5065 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5371 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5406 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.5418 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5309 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5555 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5635 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5307 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5391 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5277 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.5231 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5211 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5379 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5114 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4745 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5485 kg/ha | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4897 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.491 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4865 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4654 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4873 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4586 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4639 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4619 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4942 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4921 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4818 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4711 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4526 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4296 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4174 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4229 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4199 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4813 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4902 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4666 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4672 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4755 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4268 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4323 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4335 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4274 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4251 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4007 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4063 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3654 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.365 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3663 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3685 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3761 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4044 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4057 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3557 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3964 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4308 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4366 kg/ha | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4366 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8208 kg/ha, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4366 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5329 kg/ha, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4847 kg/ha | 0.4526 kg/ha | 0.5371 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5374 kg/ha | 0.5211 kg/ha | 0.5635 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4951 kg/ha | 0.4586 kg/ha | 0.5485 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4588 kg/ha | 0.4174 kg/ha | 0.4942 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4521 kg/ha | 0.4199 kg/ha | 0.4902 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3883 kg/ha | 0.365 kg/ha | 0.4251 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4049 kg/ha | 0.3557 kg/ha | 0.4366 kg/ha | 4 |
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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 seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana?
- Seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Ghana was 0.4366 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5635 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3557 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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 Seed — Cropland nitrogen 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 (%).