Gabon vs Ghana: Arable land use per person

Gabon
0.1308 hectares per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.1394 hectares per person
in 2023
Gabon rank
91st
Ghana rank
90th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Gabon
  • Ghana
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1308 hectares per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0086 hectares per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.

Gabon ranks 91st and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2358 hectares per person 0.216 hectares per person 0.0198 hectares per person Gabon
1970s 0.3532 hectares per person 0.1743 hectares per person 0.1788 hectares per person Gabon
1980s 0.3554 hectares per person 0.1686 hectares per person 0.1867 hectares per person Gabon
1990s 0.2894 hectares per person 0.1797 hectares per person 0.1097 hectares per person Gabon
2000s 0.2252 hectares per person 0.1791 hectares per person 0.0462 hectares per person Gabon
2010s 0.1636 hectares per person 0.157 hectares per person 0.0066 hectares per person Gabon
2020s 0.1353 hectares per person 0.1435 hectares per person 0.0082 hectares per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Gabon or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1308 hectares per person in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Gabon and Ghana?
0.0086 hectares per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for arable land use per person?
Gabon ranks 91st 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

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.