Fertilizer Statistics Overview GHANA

2010-2013

Outline

1. Production

2. Imports

3. Exports

4. Origins and Destinations

5. Utilization

6. Consumption

7. NPK analysis

8. Suggestions

9. Publications

10. Summary

Background informationThis is an overview of fertilizer statistics in Ghana for the past

four years

All the data used are from countrystat.org and Ghana Customs Service through Ghana Statistical Service

Analysis are based on official trade data (official imports and official exports)

In this overview, more emphasis is given to the year 2013 which is the immediate past year and each analysis is based on products with higher quantities.

• Although there is bulk blending of fertilizers in Ghana, there are no primary production of fertilizers in the country

Production

2010 2011 2012 20130%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

TOP IMPORTS 2013 COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

NPK COMPLEX AMMONIUM SULPHATE TSP UREA MOP SOP Others

• In the year 2013, NPK Complex fertilizers were the most imported with 117,047MT accounting for 38.7% of all officially imported fertilizers.

• Comparing the total imports from 2010 to 2013 shows that NPK Complex fertilizers have been the most imported fertilizers to Ghana.

• However, in 2010, imports of TSP was more than imports of NPK Complex with TSP alone accounting for about 32% of total imports for that year.

Source: CountrySTAT and FTWG- Ghana for 2013 data

Imports

Other Fertilizers includes products like; Phosphate Rock, DAP, MAP, Potassium nitrate, etc

39%

18%

16%

12%

7%4% 4%

TOP 6 IMPORTED FERTILIZERS 2013

NPK COMPLEX

AMMONIUM SULPHATE

TSP

UREA

MOP

SOP

Other Fertilizers

HS Code Product 2010 2011 2012 201331052000 NPK COMPLEX 67,071 50,464 127,393 117,047 31022100 AMMONIUM SULPHATE 39,531 38,474 61,585 54,863 31031090 TSP 79,042 50,177 92,456 47,173 31021000 UREA 14,025 2,838 17,683 36,104 31042000 MOP 37,995 27,593 43,422 19,849 31043000 SOP 15,414 21,730 11,324 10,708

Other Fertilizers 13,837 8,756 20,814 13,287 TOTAL FERTILIZER FOR AGRIC (MT) 266,915 200,032 374,677 299,030

HS Code Product 2010 2011 2012 201331052000 NPK COMPLEX 1,288 155 464 2,916 31059000 NPK [Unknown Grade] - - - 337 25302000 KIESERITE - - - 250 31053000 DAP - 525 - 230

OTHERS 626 69,294 128 0 Total (MT) 1,914 69,974 592 3,733 78%

9%

7%6%

0%

TOP 4 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS EXPORTED IN 2013

NPK COMPLEX

NPK [Unknown Grade]

KIESERITE

DAP

OTHERS

2010 2011 2012 20130%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

TOP EXPORTS FOR 2013 COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

NPK COMPLEX NPK [Unknown Grade] KIESERITEDAP OTHERS

• NPK complex were the most exported fertilizers in 2013.• From 2010 to 2013, export of NPK Complex fertilizers have

been consistent.• However, comparing the total quantity of agricultural

products officially exported from Ghana for the past four years, the highest exports was in 2011 with a total export of 69,974MT.

Source: CountrySTAT and FTWG- Ghana for 2013 data

Exports

Other includes products like; PK compounds, MOP, etc

Fertilizer origins and destinations

-

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

49,723 46,646

35,197

28,100 24,699

18,814 14,104 13,512

10,570 10,000

COUNTRIES OF ORIGINS (IMPORTS)

MOROCCO ESTONIA NORWAY UKRAINE BELGIUM ITALY RUSSIAFINLAND UNITED STATES LATVIA

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500 3,223

278 150 80 1

COUNTRIES OF DESTINATIONS(EXPORTS)

BURKINA FASO COTE D' IVOIRE LIBERIATOGO NIGERIA

• This graph shows the top 10 countries that Ghana imported fertilizers from for the year 2013 and the quantities (MT) that were imported.

• This graph shows the top 5 countries that fertilizers from Ghana were exported to and their quantities that were exported for the year 2013

Source: Ghana Statistical Service

• In Ghana, most of the Ammonium Nitrate imported are used by the mining industries for explosives.

• Some other products imported are also not used for agricultural purposes.• This table shows the usage of products imported over the past four years.

Source: Ghana Statistical Service

Utilization

2010 2011 2012 2013Volume (MT) % Volume (MT) % Volume (MT) % Volume (MT) %

Agriculture 266,915 82.2% 200,032 78.7% 374,677 79.5% 299,030 81.0%Industrial/Mines 57,604 17.8% 54,044 21.3% 96,518 20.5% 71,982 19.0%Unknown - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0% - 0.0%Total 324,519 100.0% 254,076 100.0% 471,195 100.0% 371,012 100.0%

Usage

HS Code Product 2010 2011 2012 2013310610 NPK complex 44,203 50,309 126,929 113,794 310221 Ammonium sulphate 39,531 1,052 61,585 54,863

31031010 TSP 79,042 22,149 92,456 47,173 310210 Urea 14,025 2,431 17,621 36,104 310420 MOP 37,495 25,956 43,405 19,801 310430 Potassium sulphate 15,314 21,459 11,324 10,708

Others 13,811 6,702 31,143 12,080 Total 243,421 130,058 384,463 294,523

39%

19%

16%

12%

7%4% 4%

TOP 6 CONSUMED (APPARENT) FERTILIZERS IN 2013

NPK complex

Ammonium sulphate

TSP

Urea

MOP

Potassium sulphate

Others

2010 2011 2012 20130%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

TOP CONSUMED(APPARENT) FERTILIZERS FOR 2013 COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS YEARS

NPK complex Ammonium sulphate TSP Urea MOP Potassium sulphate

Others

• At the moment, we are yet to get actual consumption of fertilizers in Ghana, therefore, all available consumption are apparent.

• In 2013, the total apparent consumption of fertilizers in Ghana was 294532MT

• Comparing the apparent consumption of 2013 to the previous years shows that NPK complex is the most consumed fertilizer in Ghana.

Source: CountrySTAT and FTWG- Ghana for 2013 data

Consumption [Apparent]

Other Fertilizers includes products like; Phosphate Rock, DAP, MAP, etc

HS Code Product 2010 2011 2012 2013310520 NPK 45,210 50,216 126,903 115,744 310570 NK - - - 39 310551 NP - - - 10 310560 PK - 117 - 31 310590 Unknown Grades 281 249 490 1,303

Total (MT) 45,491 50,582 127,393 117,127

99%

0%0% 0% 1%COMPLEX FERTILIZERS FOR 2013

NPK

NK

NP

PK

Unknown Grades

Source: CountrySTAT and FTWG- Ghana for 2013 data

• Of all the N, P2O5 and K2O complex fertilizers, NPK complex with known grades are imported mostly to Ghana as compared with the other complex fertilizers.

NPK analysis

2010 2011 2012 2013

67,071

50,582

127,393 117,127

TREND OF NPK COMPLEX IMPORT VOLUMES FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS (MT)

2010 2011 2012 2013

36,219,442 41,853,184

132,491,223 118,781,904

TREND OF NPK COMPLEX IMPORT VALUES FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS (GH¢)

HS Code Product Name 2013 Quantity Cummulated % Main Use310520 NPK 15 15 15 57,569 49% Cereals310520 NPK 23 10 5 33,512 78% Maize310520 NPK 20 10 10 + 3S 16,000 91%310520 NPK 23 10 10 6,050 97%310520 NPK 1 21 19 + TE 1,525 98% Cocoa

Others 2,470 1%Total(MT) 117,126

49%

29%

14%

5%

1% 2%

DISTRIBUTION OF NPK COMPLEX PER GRADE

NPK 15 15 15

NPK 23 10 5

NPK 20 10 10 + 3S

NPK 23 10 10

NPK 1 21 19 + TE

Others

• In 2013, 25 various grades of NPK were listed • Top 3 account for 91%• Dominated by NPK 15 15 15 (used on cereals, subsidized by

Government)

Source: Ghana Statistical Service

NPK analysis – top 5 2013

HS Code Product Name Volumes (MT) Values(GH¢) Value per ton (GH¢)310520 NPK 15 15 15 57,569 58,842,819 1,022 310520 NPK 23 10 5 33,512 29,473,954 880 310520 NPK 20 10 10 + 3S 16,000 15,291,346 956 310520 NPK 23 10 10 6,050 6,201,266 1,025 310520 NPK 1 21 19 + TE 1,525 2,136,281 1,401

Others 2,391 6,524,596 2,729 Total 117,047 118,470,263 1,012

• In the year 2013, NPK fertilizers were the most imported fertilizers to Ghana with a total volume of 117,047MT and valued at 50,586,802 USD

Source: Ghana Statistical Service, Exchange rate source: oanda.com, Avg rate for 2013 1ghc=0.427usd

Total NPK Volumes(MT) and Values(GH¢) Imported in 2013

Suggestions• Most of the complex fertilizers have only the N, P and K grades recorded but not their

micronutrients. They must be checked to get the right micronutrients.• About 1303 tons of products (NPK unknown grades) couldn’t be identified. This however

represents less than 1% of total imported NPK’s

Clarifications requiredIn 2013, Less than 2% of the total imports requires verification. This is mostly due to the fact that the grades of some complex fertilizers are unknown and requires further clarification.

Imports (2013) Agricultural Industrial Unknown Total (MT) %Verified 297,594 69,388 - 366,982 99%To be verified 1,436 2,593 0 4,030 1%Total (MT) 299,030 71,982 0 371,012 100%Source: Ghana Statistical Service

Suggestions

Publications

Some of the publications that are currently available on countrystat.org are;• Official fertilizer Imports and Exports from 2005 to 2012• Registered fertilizer companies in Ghana • Registered fertilizer products in Ghana • Ghana fertilizer needs assessment• Ghana fertilizer subsidy implementation guidelines 2013• 2011 Ghana fertilizer subsidy program• 2011 Ghana subsidy amount payable• AfricaFertilizer.org Statistics training manual (2012 version)• CountrySTAT and AfricaFertilizer.org partnership in Ghana• Fertilizer use survey – where to get information• CountrySTAT Ghana Fertilizer Technical Working Group (FTWG) workshop and

training report (July 2013)• FTWG statistics training presentation for refresher workshops

Source: Ghana Statistical Service

Summary of 2013 fertilizer statistics for Ghana

HS code Product Production Import ExportDomestic

availabilityNon

agric use[apparent]

Consumption25100000 Phosphate rock - 3,300 3,300 3,30028342100 Potassium nitrate - 74 74 24 5031010000 Organic material, total - 6,465 6,465 6,46531021000 Urea - 36,214 36,214 110 36,10431022100 Ammonium sulphate - 54,863 54,863 54,86331023000 Ammonium nitrate - 71,430 34,117 37,313 37,313 031025000 Sodium nitrate - 258 35 223 258 031026000 Calcium nitrate - 1,479 0 1,479 1,47931028000 Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions - 169 169 16931031000 Superphosphate - 0 0 031031010 Superphosphate above 35% - 47,173 47,173 47,17331039000 Other straight phosphates - 24 24 2431042000 Potassium chloride (Muriate of potash) - 19,981 48 19,933 132 19,80131043000 Potassium sulphate - 10,708 10,708 10,70831052000 NPK complex >10kg - 117,047 3,253 113,794 113,79431053000 Diammonium phosphate (DAP) - 529 230 299 4 29531054000 Monoammonium phosphate (MAP) - 258 258 25831055100 Nitrogen & phosphates compounds - 2 2 231055900 Other nitrogen & phosphorus compounds - 7 7 731056000 PK compounds - 31 18 13 1331057000 NK compounds other than Potassium nitrate - 39 39 - -

• In 2013, Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MoFA) announced that the Government of Ghana will subsidize all compound fertilizers, Urea and Sulphate of Ammonia.

• A 50 kg bag of compound fertilizers was to be sold at GH¢51• Urea was to be sold at GH¢50 per 50 kg bag• Sulphate of Ammonia was to be sold for GH¢50• Below is a table of the subsidy

ProductFull Cost (Ghc)

Farmer's Portion (Ghc)

Gov't Portion (Ghc)

Subsidy %

NPK - All types 71.5 51 20.5 28.7Urea 68 50 18 26.5SOA 48 44 4 8.3Average 21.1Source: MoFA

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