Nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana
Ghana: Nitrogen use efficiency was 136.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana stood at 136.8%.
That represents a change of up 34.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana peaked at 142.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1977.
Ghana ranks 12th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 108.5% | 99.7% | 123.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.8% | 75.1% | 116.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 78.9% | 107.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 128.2% | 102.3% | 142.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.8% | 96.1% | 121.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.6% | 101.8% | 136.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 Marshall Islands 158.4% compare
- 10 Papua New Guinea 151.5% compare
- 11 French Guiana 146.7% compare
- 13 Cameroon 129.2% compare
- 14 Rwanda 126.8% compare
- 15 Russia 125.2% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2851 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 855.78 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Ghana was 136.8% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 142.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 204 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.