Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 27.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 27.52 kg per square kilometre for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 27.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.28 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Ghana ranks 13th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.82 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 10.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 9.78 kg per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 11.82 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 9.52 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1968 | 9.35 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 16.64 kg per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 1971 | 15.8 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 13.7 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1973 | 15.07 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 15.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 13.51 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 17.02 kg per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1977 | 11.9 kg per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1978 | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 14.35 kg per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1980 | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 12.93 kg per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1982 | 13.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 16.62 kg per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 13.55 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1986 | 11.85 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 18.55 kg per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 1988 | 15.12 kg per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 19.48 kg per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 1990 | 13.85 kg per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1991 | 19.26 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1992 | 21.8 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 24.06 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 23.46 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 26.16 kg per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1996 | 25.05 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 24.82 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.92 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 23.34 kg per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 21.62 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 23.42 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 24.91 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 25.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.26 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 23.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 24.11 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 14.14 kg per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2008 | 22.63 kg per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2009 | 22.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 21.39 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 19.82 kg per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 19.03 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 18.09 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 18.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 18.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 17.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.18 kg per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2019 | 24.15 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 24.67 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 23.95 kg per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 26.36 kg per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 27.52 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 27.52 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.27 kg per square kilometre, 12.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 27.52 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.34 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +79.3% | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | 16.64 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.16 kg per square kilometre | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | 11.82 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.41 kg per square kilometre | 10.92 kg per square kilometre | 17.02 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | 11.85 kg per square kilometre | 19.48 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.87 kg per square kilometre | 13.85 kg per square kilometre | 26.92 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.51 kg per square kilometre | 14.14 kg per square kilometre | 25.98 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.52 kg per square kilometre | 16.49 kg per square kilometre | 24.15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.62 kg per square kilometre | 23.95 kg per square kilometre | 27.52 kg per square kilometre | 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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Ghana was 27.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 27.52 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Ghana rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.