Ghana vs Togo: Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ghana
10.64 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Togo
9.42 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ghana rank
143rd
Togo rank
145th
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ghana
- Togo
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 10.64 kilograms per hectare against 9.42 kilograms per hectare in Togo, a difference of 1.22 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 145th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Togo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | 0.04 kilograms per hectare | 0.07 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.88 kilograms per hectare | 0.324 kilograms per hectare | 1.55 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 1.44 kilograms per hectare | 0.51 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 2.71 kilograms per hectare | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | Togo |
| 2000s | 2.41 kilograms per hectare | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | 0.943 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.72 kilograms per hectare | 2.96 kilograms per hectare | 3.76 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 10.6 kilograms per hectare | 4.86 kilograms per hectare | 5.74 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ghana or Togo?
- Ghana, at 10.64 kilograms per hectare against 9.42 kilograms per hectare in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ghana and Togo?
- 1.22 kilograms per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ghana ranks 143rd and Togo ranks 145th 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Application of nitrogen fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare of cropland.