Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ghana

Farmers in Ghana used 14.1 kg of nitrogen fertiliser per hectare of cropland in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Ghana, 2024 14.1e (Estimate) Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 +76.7% 2023: 8.0 kg/ha
World, 2024 71.3 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 131st of 192 See the full ranking

Nitrogen fertiliser use in Ghana over time

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Kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrogen fertiliser use per hectare of cropland (kg of nitrogen (N) per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period GhanaWorld
2024 14.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.3 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 8.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 9.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 10.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 71.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 10.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 72.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 10.4 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 9.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 11.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 70.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 6.1 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.0 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 6.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 5.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 6.7 kg/hae (Estimated value) 69.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 6.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 1.6 kg/hae (Estimated value) 68.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 3.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 66.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 3.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.9 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 2.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 62.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 4.2 kg/hae (Estimated value) 63.7 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 4.9 kg/hae (Estimated value) 61.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 1.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.6 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 1.0 kg/hae (Estimated value) 59.4 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 1.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 58.1 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 0.8 kg/hae (Estimated value) 56.5 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 2.5 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.8 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 1.3 kg/hae (Estimated value) 54.2 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +76.7% from 8.0 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.6 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +153.6%.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 131st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.3 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RFN · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=3102 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Ghana
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0