Cropland — Share in Land area in Ghana
Ghana: Cropland — Share in Land area was 32.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 32.6 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Ghana peaked at 32.6 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.5 %, in 1961.
That places Ghana 44th 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 | 14.5 % | 14.5 % | 14.5 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.81 % | 14.5 % | 15.38 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.93 % | 15.38 % | 18.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.9 % | 18.58 % | 24.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.33 % | 24.51 % | 28.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.37 % | 28.55 % | 32.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6 % | 32.6 % | 32.6 % | 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 — share in land area in Ghana?
- Cropland — share in land area in Ghana was 32.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5 % in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 — 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.