What is grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana was 5.36 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 8.40 million hectares in 1960.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million hectares in 1000.

How does Ghana rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Ghana ranks 63rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Grazing land use over the long-term was 5.36 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

5.36 million hectares

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

63rd

of 202 countries

All-time high

8.40 million hectares

in 1960

All-time low

3.82 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana stood at 5.36 million hectares.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana peaked at 8.40 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.82 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Ghana 63rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	3.82 million hectares	3.82 million hectares	3.82 million hectares	1
1100s	4.22 million hectares	4.22 million hectares	4.22 million hectares	1
1200s	4.63 million hectares	4.63 million hectares	4.63 million hectares	1
1300s	5.06 million hectares	5.06 million hectares	5.06 million hectares	1
1400s	5.48 million hectares	5.48 million hectares	5.48 million hectares	1
1500s	5.88 million hectares	5.88 million hectares	5.88 million hectares	1
1600s	6.23 million hectares	6.23 million hectares	6.23 million hectares	1
1700s	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	6.44 million hectares	1
1710s	6.29 million hectares	6.29 million hectares	6.29 million hectares	1
1720s	6.15 million hectares	6.15 million hectares	6.15 million hectares	1
1730s	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	6.01 million hectares	1
1740s	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	5.87 million hectares	1
1750s	5.73 million hectares	5.73 million hectares	5.73 million hectares	1
1760s	5.59 million hectares	5.59 million hectares	5.59 million hectares	1
1770s	5.44 million hectares	5.44 million hectares	5.44 million hectares	1
1780s	5.30 million hectares	5.30 million hectares	5.30 million hectares	1
1790s	5.16 million hectares	5.16 million hectares	5.16 million hectares	1
1800s	5.01 million hectares	5.01 million hectares	5.01 million hectares	1
1810s	4.86 million hectares	4.86 million hectares	4.86 million hectares	1
1820s	4.71 million hectares	4.71 million hectares	4.71 million hectares	1
1830s	4.56 million hectares	4.56 million hectares	4.56 million hectares	1
1840s	4.41 million hectares	4.41 million hectares	4.41 million hectares	1
1850s	4.26 million hectares	4.26 million hectares	4.26 million hectares	1
1860s	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	1
1870s	4.50 million hectares	4.50 million hectares	4.50 million hectares	1
1880s	4.67 million hectares	4.67 million hectares	4.67 million hectares	1
1890s	4.90 million hectares	4.90 million hectares	4.90 million hectares	1
1900s	5.15 million hectares	5.15 million hectares	5.15 million hectares	1
1910s	5.39 million hectares	5.39 million hectares	5.39 million hectares	1
1920s	5.53 million hectares	5.53 million hectares	5.53 million hectares	1
1930s	6.06 million hectares	6.06 million hectares	6.06 million hectares	1
1940s	6.51 million hectares	6.51 million hectares	6.51 million hectares	1
1950s	7.59 million hectares	7.06 million hectares	8.25 million hectares	10
1960s	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	10
1970s	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	10
1980s	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	10
1990s	8.23 million hectares	7.58 million hectares	8.40 million hectares	10
2000s	6.42 million hectares	5.69 million hectares	7.29 million hectares	10
2010s	5.43 million hectares	4.94 million hectares	5.90 million hectares	10
2020s	5.25 million hectares	5.19 million hectares	5.36 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Ghana

60 Burkina Faso 6.00 million hectares compare
60 Myanmar 6.00 million hectares compare
62 Senegal 5.60 million hectares compare
64 Uganda 5.32 million hectares compare
65 Pakistan 5.00 million hectares compare
65 Western Sahara 5.00 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Ghana was 5.36 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 8.40 million hectares in 1960.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 3.82 million hectares in 1000.
How does Ghana rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Ghana ranks 63rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.