Ghana vs Nepal: Fertilizer use by nutrient

Ghana
78,895 tonnes
in 2023
Nepal
79,991 tonnes
in 2023
Ghana rank
80th
Nepal rank
79th

Fertilizer use by nutrient over time

  • Ghana
  • Nepal
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 79,991 tonnes against 78,895 tonnes in Ghana, a difference of 1,096 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 79th of 201 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 406.22 tonnes 1,391 tonnes 985.22 tonnes Nepal
1970s 6,390 tonnes 9,667 tonnes 3,277 tonnes Nepal
1980s 7,357 tonnes 30,913 tonnes 23,555 tonnes Nepal
1990s 6,428 tonnes 66,170 tonnes 59,741 tonnes Nepal
2000s 14,654 tonnes 17,909 tonnes 3,255 tonnes Nepal
2010s 47,091 tonnes 87,076 tonnes 39,985 tonnes Nepal
2020s 78,564 tonnes 105,290 tonnes 26,726 tonnes Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertilizer use by nutrient, Ghana or Nepal?
Nepal, at 79,991 tonnes against 78,895 tonnes in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertilizer use by nutrient between Ghana and Nepal?
1,096 tonnes, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nepal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Nepal rank globally for fertilizer use by nutrient?
Ghana ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertilizer use by nutrient. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertilizer use by nutrient
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 10,271 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Fertilizer use in the agricultural sector, which includes use for crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture.