Ghana vs Northern Africa: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- Ghana
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 6,535 1000 ha against 2,708 1000 ha in Ghana, a difference of 3,827 1000 ha.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 2.4 times Ghana's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern Africa has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Northern Africa ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,600 1000 ha | 2,610 1000 ha | 1,010 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1970s | 1,600 1000 ha | 3,152 1000 ha | 1,552 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1980s | 1,571 1000 ha | 3,621 1000 ha | 2,050 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 1990s | 1,650 1000 ha | 4,267 1000 ha | 2,617 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 2,029 1000 ha | 5,002 1000 ha | 2,974 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 2,467 1000 ha | 6,231 1000 ha | 3,764 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 2,708 1000 ha | 6,371 1000 ha | 3,663 1000 ha | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, Ghana or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 6,535 1000 ha against 2,708 1000 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Ghana and Northern Africa?
- 3,827 1000 ha, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Northern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Northern Africa rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Northern Africa ranks 22nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.