Caribbean vs Ghana: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Caribbean
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 12,603 1000 ha against 11,507 1000 ha in Caribbean, a difference of 1,096 1000 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Caribbean's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 71st of 237 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,765 1000 ha | 11,700 1000 ha | 1,935 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 1970s | 11,117 1000 ha | 11,770 1000 ha | 652.99 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 1980s | 11,830 1000 ha | 12,251 1000 ha | 421.3 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 1990s | 12,013 1000 ha | 12,980 1000 ha | 966.63 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 11,648 1000 ha | 12,413 1000 ha | 764.76 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11,498 1000 ha | 12,345 1000 ha | 847.25 1000 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 11,422 1000 ha | 12,603 1000 ha | 1,181 1000 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Caribbean or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 12,603 1000 ha against 11,507 1000 ha in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Caribbean and Ghana?
- 1,096 1000 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Ghana rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Caribbean ranks 73rd and Ghana ranks 71st of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.