Ghana vs Syria: Arable land — Area

Ghana
4,710 1000 ha
in 2024
Syria
4,400 1000 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
64th
Syria rank
67th

Arable land — Area over time

  • Ghana
  • Syria
2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 4,710 1000 ha against 4,400 1000 ha in Syria, a difference of 310 1000 ha.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

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

Ghana ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th of 248 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 1,700 1000 ha 6,039 1000 ha 4,339 1000 ha Syria
1970s 1,770 1000 ha 5,409 1000 ha 3,639 1000 ha Syria
1980s 2,280 1000 ha 5,062 1000 ha 2,782 1000 ha Syria
1990s 3,104 1000 ha 4,776 1000 ha 1,671 1000 ha Syria
2000s 3,962 1000 ha 4,660 1000 ha 698.27 1000 ha Syria
2010s 4,444 1000 ha 4,670 1000 ha 225.39 1000 ha Syria
2020s 4,710 1000 ha 4,483 1000 ha 226.45 1000 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Ghana or Syria?
Ghana, at 4,710 1000 ha against 4,400 1000 ha in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Ghana and Syria?
310 1000 ha, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Syria rank globally for arable land — area?
Ghana ranks 64th and Syria ranks 67th of 248 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
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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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.