Ghana vs Italy: Agricultural land — Area

Ghana
12,603 1000 ha
in 2024
Italy
12,902 1000 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
71st
Italy rank
68th

Agricultural land — Area over time

  • Ghana
  • Italy
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 12,902 1000 ha against 12,603 1000 ha in Ghana, a difference of 299 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Ghana ranks 71st and Italy ranks 68th of 237 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 11,700 1000 ha 20,457 1000 ha 8,757 1000 ha Italy
1970s 11,770 1000 ha 17,806 1000 ha 6,036 1000 ha Italy
1980s 12,251 1000 ha 17,199 1000 ha 4,948 1000 ha Italy
1990s 12,980 1000 ha 15,779 1000 ha 2,800 1000 ha Italy
2000s 12,413 1000 ha 14,730 1000 ha 2,318 1000 ha Italy
2010s 12,345 1000 ha 13,251 1000 ha 906.28 1000 ha Italy
2020s 12,603 1000 ha 12,620 1000 ha 16.52 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, Ghana or Italy?
Italy, at 12,902 1000 ha against 12,603 1000 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Ghana and Italy?
299 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for agricultural land — area?
Ghana ranks 71st and Italy ranks 68th 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

Indicator
Agricultural land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.