Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 0.06 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.06 kg/ha for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana peaked at 0.0763 kg/ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0495 kg/ha, in 2015.
That places Ghana 132nd 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 phosphorus per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0607 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.0599 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0619 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.058 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.062 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0647 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0639 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0664 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0727 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0719 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.072 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0703 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0734 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0749 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.07 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0718 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.069 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0689 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0695 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0711 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.067 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0625 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0763 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 1984 | 0.066 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0659 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0665 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0624 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0661 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0616 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0647 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0642 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0669 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0666 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0656 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.063 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0578 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0581 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0569 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0655 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0644 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0613 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0625 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0565 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0577 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0587 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0575 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0576 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.054 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0558 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0498 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0496 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0495 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0498 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0521 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0569 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0578 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0512 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0555 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0595 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.06 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1246 kg/ha, 48% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.06 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0895 kg/ha, 67% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0634 kg/ha | 0.058 kg/ha | 0.0727 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0712 kg/ha | 0.0689 kg/ha | 0.0749 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0665 kg/ha | 0.0616 kg/ha | 0.0763 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0636 kg/ha | 0.0578 kg/ha | 0.0692 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0602 kg/ha | 0.0565 kg/ha | 0.0655 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 kg/ha | 0.0495 kg/ha | 0.0578 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0566 kg/ha | 0.0512 kg/ha | 0.06 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 phosphorus per unit area in Ghana?
- Seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Ghana was 0.06 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0763 kg/ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0495 kg/ha in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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 phosphorus 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 (%).