Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana
Ghana: Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area was 0.1017 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1017 kg/ha for seed — cropland potassium per unit area in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana peaked at 0.1371 kg/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0848 kg/ha, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Seed — Cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1076 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1064 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.11 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1035 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1114 kg/ha | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1153 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1141 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1194 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1278 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1271 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1273 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1254 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.131 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1371 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1291 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1312 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1268 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1214 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1215 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1277 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1194 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.111 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1309 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1157 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1179 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.116 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1097 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1167 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1118 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1144 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1136 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1253 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1192 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1173 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1182 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1136 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1078 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.104 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.105 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1008 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1167 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1168 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1111 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1113 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1132 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1028 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1042 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1044 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1002 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.096 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.098 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0856 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0849 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.085 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.088 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0957 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0957 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0848 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0928 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1009 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1017 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1017 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2844 kg/ha, 36% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1017 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.204 kg/ha, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1128 kg/ha | 0.1035 kg/ha | 0.1278 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1278 kg/ha | 0.1214 kg/ha | 0.1371 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1177 kg/ha | 0.1097 kg/ha | 0.1309 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1138 kg/ha | 0.104 kg/ha | 0.1253 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1081 kg/ha | 0.1002 kg/ha | 0.1168 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0914 kg/ha | 0.0849 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.095 kg/ha | 0.0848 kg/ha | 0.1017 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- 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 potassium per unit area in Ghana?
- Seed — cropland potassium per unit area in Ghana was 0.1017 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1371 kg/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest seed — cropland potassium per unit area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0848 kg/ha in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for seed — cropland potassium per unit area?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is seed — cropland potassium per unit area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 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 (%).