Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.7005 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.7005 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana peaked at 0.8198 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.006 kg per person, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0073 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 kg per person | +297.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0319 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.006 kg per person | -81.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0186 kg per person | +66.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0127 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0462 kg per person | +262.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0362 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0822 kg per person | +127.1% |
| 1973 | 0.091 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1135 kg per person | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3206 kg per person | +182.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3398 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2777 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2827 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2173 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1256 kg per person | -42.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3175 kg per person | +152.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2966 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2533 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1122 kg per person | -55.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1098 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0881 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1079 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1445 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1156 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1559 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1991 | 0.133 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1298 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0941 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0477 kg per person | -49.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0552 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1213 kg per person | +119.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1432 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1168 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1254 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1077 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2108 kg per person | +95.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0627 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1206 kg per person | +92.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0782 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1484 kg per person | +89.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3928 kg per person | +164.7% |
| 2007 | 0.329 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2273 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2553 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2925 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1234 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4749 kg per person | +284.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4967 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4084 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4485 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4384 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8198 kg per person | +87.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6384 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7342 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7604 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7089 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7032 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7005 kg per person | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.7005 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8081 kg per person, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.7005 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3399 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +297.7% | 0.0073 kg per person | 0.0292 kg per person |
| 2012 | +284.7% | 0.1234 kg per person | 0.4749 kg per person |
| 1970 | +262.8% | 0.0127 kg per person | 0.0462 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0155 kg per person | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1807 kg per person | 0.0362 kg per person | 0.3398 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1671 kg per person | 0.0881 kg per person | 0.3175 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1122 kg per person | 0.0477 kg per person | 0.1559 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1933 kg per person | 0.0627 kg per person | 0.3928 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4875 kg per person | 0.1234 kg per person | 0.8198 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7182 kg per person | 0.7005 kg per person | 0.7604 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Ghana was 0.7005 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8198 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. 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 nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.