Ghana

Nitrogen Data Profile

147 Indicators 3 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

35.1M
Population
(2025)
114B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
3.26k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
11.9%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
7,417,500 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
21.3%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year -1.76 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year -9.07 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year -0.012 % (2009)
Value 86.5 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1204.8%
Value 11.7 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +480.5%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year -51 % (2020)
Value 0.97 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 +1516.7%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2013
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 28.9 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +6740.3%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 52.4 kt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 10.2 kg/ha (2009)
Value 10.6 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +21180.0%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2013
Value 96.2 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +54857.7%
Value 17.3 kt (2023)
Change since 1990
Value 1.75 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +8650.0%
Value 59.2 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +33728.6%
Value 7.98 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +15860.0%
Value 9.33 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +17501.9%
Value 27.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +654.2%
Value 3.71 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +235.6%
Value 3.88 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +4750.0%
Value 115 t (2020)
Change since 2000 +1528.8%
Value 0 t (2021)
Change since 2015
Value 10.9 t (2023)
Change since 2009 +171.7%
Value 27.2 k$ (2023)
Change since 2009 +6.8%
Value 75 t (2023)
Change since 2002 -81.7%
Value 171 k$ (2023)
Change since 2002 -24.4%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 0 t (2024)
Change since 2013 -100.0%
Value 48.6 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 +22022.5%
Value 41.8 M$ (2023)
Change since 2003 +29037.8%
Value 120 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +424.3%
Value 106 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +1746.9%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 56 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +179.5%
Value 655 t (2022)
Change since 2008 +424.0%
Value 392 k$ (2022)
Change since 2008 +1416.9%
Value 28.5 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +12.8%
Value 9.41 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +108.3%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 21.4 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +4179.2%
Value 43.5 t (2016)
Change since 2010 -83.1%
Value 65.5 k$ (2016)
Change since 2010 -71.8%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2005 -100.0%
Value 40 $ (2023)
Change since 2005 -99.8%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 69.2 kt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +39441.4%
Value 0 t (2022)
Change since 2012 -100.0%
Value 7.36 kt (2023)
Change since 2003 +15502.3%
Value 2.84 M$ (2023)
Change since 2003 +31304.7%
Value 5.14 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +113124.2%
Value 7.21 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +55056.8%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 269 kt (2024)
Change since 2003 +1325.5%
Value 5.48 kt (2023)
Change since 2006 +134.8%
Value 5.48 M$ (2023)
Change since 2006 +134.8%
Value 134 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +799.5%
Value 73.1 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +2301.6%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 23 kt (2024)
Change since 2015 +14032.5%
Value 69.6 t (2023)
Change since 2003 +2683.2%
Value 110 k$ (2023)
Change since 2003 +366600.0%
Value 25.6 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +1441.5%
Value 9.1 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +139.6%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 66.1 kt (2024)
Change since 2005 +1356.7%
Value 0 t (2021)
Change since 2010 -100.0%
Value 3.75 kt (2022)
Change since 2011 +14053.2%
Value 4.92 M$ (2022)
Change since 2011 +19155.8%
Value 62.2 k$ (2022)
Change since 2003 +4837.3%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 34.1 t (2022)
Change since 2003 +3776.1%
Value 81 t (2022)
Change since 2006 -73.1%
Value 90.2 k$ (2022)
Change since 2006 +50.5%
Value 52.7 kt (2023)
Change since 2002 +3210.4%
Value 23.8 M$ (2023)
Change since 2002 +5415.6%
Value 0 t (2019)
Change since 2015
Value 31.9 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +2680.9%
Value 56.1 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +406.3%
Value 7.56 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +125.3%
Value 13,400 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +1691.3%
Value 1.81 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +696.9%
Value 4.31 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1137.1%
Value 303 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +722.1%
Value 103 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1372.3%
Value 40.8 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +265.7%
Value 13.9 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +555.0%
Value 137 % (2014)
Change since 1961 +26.5%
Value 2.29 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +302.9%
Value 4,670 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +72.3%
Value 138 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 -21.5%
Value 0.0288 t (2023)
Change since 2001 +70.4%
Value 0.51 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1108.5%
Value 0.0447 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +182.9%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1996
Value 0.289 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +2309.2%
Value 0.0984 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +180.3%
Value 0.0615 t (2023)
Change since 2008 +223.7%
Value 0.091 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +448.2%
Value 0.0003 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +200.0%
Value 0.0142 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1190.9%
Value 0.0065 t (2023)
Change since 2001 +71.1%
Value 0.115 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1108.4%
Value 0.0101 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +180.6%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1996
Value 0.065 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +2307.4%
Value 0.0221 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +179.7%
Value 0.0138 t (2023)
Change since 2008 +220.9%
Value 35.3 t (2023)
Change since 2001 +70.5%
Value 625 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1108.5%
Value 54.8 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +183.9%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 1996
Value 354 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +2309.5%
Value 120 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +180.2%
Value 75.3 t (2023)
Change since 2008 +223.2%
Value 3.24 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +109.1%
Value 1.83 kt (2023)
Change since 2001 +70.4%
Value 32.5 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1108.3%
Value 2.85 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +183.5%
Value 2.85 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +183.5%
Value 18.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +2317.4%
Value 6.26 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +180.2%
Value 3.91 kt (2023)
Change since 2008 +223.4%
Value 0.437 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -7.0%
Value 3.52 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +332.3%
Value 153 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +3736.8%
Value 7.34 Gt CO₂e (2022)
Change since 1990 +163.6%
Value 6,768 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +6840.6%
Value 0.231 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +239.8%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year -0.012 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 96.4 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +26.2%
Value 58.6 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +787.9%
Value 16.9 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +131.5%
Value 525 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +659.1%
Value 3.9 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +3800.0%
Value 133 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +947.2%
Value 395 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +438.3%
Value 35.1 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +403.7%
Value 114 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +9282.8%
Value 3.26 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +1762.7%
Value 11.9 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 +69.2%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 3 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 21.3 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1960 -47.9%
Value 7,417,500 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +124.8%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database