Angola vs Ghana: Arable land — Area

Angola
4,567 1000 ha
in 2024
Ghana
4,710 1000 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
58th
Ghana rank
57th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Angola
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4,710 1000 ha against 4,567 1000 ha in Angola, a difference of 143 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 58th and Ghana ranks 57th of 231 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 2,778 1000 ha 1,700 1000 ha 1,078 1000 ha Angola
1970s 2,900 1000 ha 1,770 1000 ha 1,130 1000 ha Angola
1980s 2,900 1000 ha 2,280 1000 ha 620 1000 ha Angola
1990s 2,985 1000 ha 3,104 1000 ha 119.48 1000 ha Ghana
2000s 3,310 1000 ha 3,962 1000 ha 651.93 1000 ha Ghana
2010s 4,365 1000 ha 4,444 1000 ha 79.2 1000 ha Ghana
2020s 4,567 1000 ha 4,710 1000 ha 142.6 1000 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Angola or Ghana?
Ghana, at 4,710 1000 ha against 4,567 1000 ha in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Angola and Ghana?
143 1000 ha, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for arable land — area?
Angola ranks 58th and Ghana ranks 57th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 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.