Fertiliser use in Ghana
Farmers in Ghana used 43.3 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
43.3
Change from 2023
+89.9%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
124th of 190
Fertiliser use in Ghana over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.3 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 22.8 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 36.1 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 37.4 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 50.1 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 40.1 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 27.6 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 38.2 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 22.3 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 25.0 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 16.7 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 27.2 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 37.8 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 14.6 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 20.4 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 20.9 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 15.8 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 18.7 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 20.9 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 6.0 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 13.4 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 7.4 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 4.1 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 8.2 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 3.2 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +89.9% from 22.8 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.7 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +159.4%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 124th highest value.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Cereal yield
2,632 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
55.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.65e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
65.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
7.25e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
14.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT