Arable land use per person in Ghana
Ghana: Arable land use per person was 0.1394 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Ghana stood at 0.1394 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Ghana peaked at 0.2373 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1394 hectares per person, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.1956 hectares per person | 0.2373 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.1638 hectares per person | 0.1905 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1547 hectares per person | 0.1776 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.1648 hectares per person | 0.1974 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1791 hectares per person | 0.1681 hectares per person | 0.1907 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.157 hectares per person | 0.1491 hectares per person | 0.1659 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1435 hectares per person | 0.1394 hectares per person | 0.1477 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7908 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 7.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0108 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0685 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Ghana?
- Arable land use per person in Ghana was 0.1394 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2373 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1394 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for arable land use per person?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.