Bhutan vs Ghana: Arable land use per person
Bhutan
0.1272 hectares per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.1394 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
93rd
Ghana rank
90th
Arable land use per person over time
- Bhutan
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1272 hectares per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0122 hectares per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.1675 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.147 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.111 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.0735 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.1791 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.157 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1435 hectares per person | 0.0179 hectares per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bhutan or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1272 hectares per person in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bhutan and Ghana?
- 0.0122 hectares per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Ghana rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.