Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
41st
Ghana rank
38th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 38th of 185 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.0212 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.0309 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st and Ghana ranks 38th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.