Germany vs Ghana: Arable land use per person
Germany
0.1403 hectares per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.1394 hectares per person
in 2023
Germany rank
89th
Ghana rank
90th
Arable land use per person over time
- Germany
- Ghana
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1403 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0009 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Germany ranks 89th and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 hectares per person | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.056 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.1533 hectares per person | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.021 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.1532 hectares per person | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.0154 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.1449 hectares per person | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.0348 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1441 hectares per person | 0.1791 hectares per person | 0.0349 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.157 hectares per person | 0.0124 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.1402 hectares per person | 0.1435 hectares per person | 0.0033 hectares per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Germany or Ghana?
- Germany, at 0.1403 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Germany and Ghana?
- 0.0009 hectares per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Ghana rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Germany ranks 89th 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.