Ghana vs Laos: Country area — Area

Ghana
23,854 1000 ha
in 2024
Laos
23,680 1000 ha
in 2024
Ghana rank
96th
Laos rank
98th

Country area — Area over time

  • Ghana
  • Laos
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 23,854 1000 ha against 23,680 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 174 1000 ha.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th of 267 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Laos Difference Ahead
1960s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 174 1000 ha Ghana
1970s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 174 1000 ha Ghana
1980s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 174 1000 ha Ghana
1990s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 174 1000 ha Ghana
2000s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 174 1000 ha Ghana
2010s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 173.93 1000 ha Ghana
2020s 23,854 1000 ha 23,680 1000 ha 173.54 1000 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Ghana or Laos?
Ghana, at 23,854 1000 ha against 23,680 1000 ha in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Ghana and Laos?
174 1000 ha, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for country area — area?
Ghana ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th of 267 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
300 places, 17,412 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.