Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
45th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
All-time low
0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0519 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0571 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0533 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0529 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0528 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0517 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0538 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0543 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0531 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 El Salvador 0.0574 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Mozambique 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Hungary 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Romania 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Sierra Leone 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Paraguay 0.0541 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0597 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — 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.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — 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.