What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Ghana and Kazakhstan?

8,495 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kazakhstan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Kazakhstan: Nitrogen fertilizer use

Ghana

78,895 tonnes

in 2023

Kazakhstan

70,400 tonnes

in 2023

Ghana rank

80th

Kazakhstan rank

82nd

Nitrogen fertilizer use over time

Ghana
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 78,895 tonnes against 70,400 tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 8,495 tonnes.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Ghana ranks 80th and Kazakhstan ranks 82nd of 201 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,161 tonnes	61,225 tonnes	55,064 tonnes	Kazakhstan
2000s	14,654 tonnes	26,080 tonnes	11,426 tonnes	Kazakhstan
2010s	47,091 tonnes	74,121 tonnes	27,029 tonnes	Kazakhstan
2020s	78,564 tonnes	74,300 tonnes	4,264 tonnes	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use, Ghana or Kazakhstan?: Ghana, at 78,895 tonnes against 70,400 tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use between Ghana and Kazakhstan?: 8,495 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kazakhstan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Kazakhstan rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use?: Ghana ranks 80th and Kazakhstan ranks 82nd 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrogen fertilizer use
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: 07 August 2026

Measures total nitrogen inputs, including synthetic fertilizers alongside organic inputs from manure and crop fixation. Measured in tonnes of nitrogen.