Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ghana
Ghana: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 2.33 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ghana stood at 2.33 kg per person.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ghana peaked at 2.73 kg per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg per person, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0244 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0972 kg per person | +297.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1065 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.02 kg per person | -81.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0254 kg per person | +26.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0372 kg per person | +46.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0619 kg per person | +66.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0511 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0425 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 1970 | 0.154 kg per person | +262.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1206 kg per person | -21.7% |
| 1972 | 0.274 kg per person | +127.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3033 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3782 kg per person | +24.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per person | +182.5% |
| 1976 | 1.13 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9256 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9424 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7243 kg per person | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4187 kg per person | -42.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 kg per person | +152.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9886 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8442 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.374 kg per person | -55.7% |
| 1985 | 0.366 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2936 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3597 kg per person | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4816 kg per person | +33.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3854 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5197 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4434 kg per person | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4325 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3136 kg per person | -27.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1589 kg per person | -49.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1839 kg per person | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4043 kg per person | +119.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4773 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3892 kg per person | -18.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4179 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3589 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7026 kg per person | +95.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2089 kg per person | -70.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4019 kg per person | +92.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2607 kg per person | -35.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4947 kg per person | +89.7% |
| 2006 | 1.31 kg per person | +164.7% |
| 2007 | 1.1 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7577 kg per person | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8511 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9749 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4115 kg per person | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 1.58 kg per person | +284.7% |
| 2013 | 1.66 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.36 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 1.49 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.46 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.73 kg per person | +87.0% |
| 2018 | 2.13 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 2019 | 2.45 kg per person | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 2.53 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.36 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.34 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.33 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.69 kg per person, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.33 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.13 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.0244 kg per person | 0.0972 kg per person |
| 2012 | +284.7% | 0.4115 kg per person | 1.58 kg per person |
| 1970 | +262.8% | 0.0425 kg per person | 0.154 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0518 kg per person | 0.02 kg per person | 0.1065 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6024 kg per person | 0.1206 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.557 kg per person | 0.2936 kg per person | 1.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3741 kg per person | 0.1589 kg per person | 0.5197 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6442 kg per person | 0.2089 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 kg per person | 0.4115 kg per person | 2.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 kg per person | 2.33 kg per person | 2.53 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ghana?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Ghana was 2.33 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.73 kg per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.