Cropland — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Cropland — Area was 7,418 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area in Ghana is 7,418 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Ghana peaked at 7,418 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,300 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Ghana 49th out of 234 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 | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,300 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,370 1000 ha | 3,300 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,851 1000 ha | 3,500 1000 ha | 4,144 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,754 1000 ha | 4,228 1000 ha | 5,484 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,990 1000 ha | 5,576 1000 ha | 6,405 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,911 1000 ha | 6,497 1000 ha | 7,325 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,418 1000 ha | 7,418 1000 ha | 7,418 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area in Ghana?
- Cropland — area in Ghana was 7,418 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,418 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,300 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cropland — area?
- Ghana ranks 49th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Cropland — 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.