Ghana vs Togo: Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland
Ghana
3.31 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Togo
3.45 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Ghana rank
142nd
Togo rank
141st
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland over time
- Ghana
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports 3.45 kilograms per hectare against 3.31 kilograms per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.14 kilograms per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 142nd and Togo ranks 141st of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1825 kilograms per hectare | 0.0625 kilograms per hectare | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.32 kilograms per hectare | 0.307 kilograms per hectare | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.984 kilograms per hectare | 1.23 kilograms per hectare | 0.247 kilograms per hectare | Togo |
| 1990s | 0.578 kilograms per hectare | 2.04 kilograms per hectare | 1.47 kilograms per hectare | Togo |
| 2000s | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | 0.947 kilograms per hectare | 0.61 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.26 kilograms per hectare | 1.7 kilograms per hectare | 3.56 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 7.37 kilograms per hectare | 1.62 kilograms per hectare | 5.75 kilograms per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland, Ghana or Togo?
- Togo, at 3.45 kilograms per hectare against 3.31 kilograms per hectare in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland between Ghana and Togo?
- 0.14 kilograms per hectare, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Togo?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Togo rank globally for phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Ghana ranks 142nd and Togo ranks 141st 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 Phosphate 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 phosphate fertilizer, measured in kilograms of total nutrient per hectare.