Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Ghana
Ghana: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 55.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Ghana stood at 55.39 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Ghana peaked at 59.69 % in 1997 and was at its lowest, 51.42 %, in 1961.
That places Ghana 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.42 % | 51.42 % | 51.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.73 % | 51.42 % | 52.3 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.84 % | 52.3 % | 55.13 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.04 % | 55.5 % | 59.69 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.55 % | 52.16 % | 57.35 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.25 % | 53.11 % | 54.85 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.39 % | 55.39 % | 55.39 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 45 El Salvador 57.26 % compare
- 46 Mozambique 56.11 % compare
- 47 Hungary 55.52 % compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 55.24 % compare
- 50 Romania 55.15 % compare
- 51 Yugoslav SFR 54.85 % compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 3,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,896 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 188 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 3,041 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,346 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 72,677 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Ghana?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Ghana was 55.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 59.69 % in 1997.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.42 % in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.