Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana
Ghana: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 840.7 Square kilometres in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana stood at 840.7 Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% on the previous year and up 438.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana peaked at 1,255 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 120 Square kilometres, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 173 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 223 Square kilometres | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 245 Square kilometres | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 267 Square kilometres | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 291 Square kilometres | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 120 Square kilometres | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 199 Square kilometres | +65.8% |
| 2012 | 282 Square kilometres | +41.7% |
| 2013 | 282 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 156 Square kilometres | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 234 Square kilometres | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 213 Square kilometres | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 153 Square kilometres | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 296.6 Square kilometres | +93.9% |
| 2019 | 312 Square kilometres | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 728 Square kilometres | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 382.6 Square kilometres | -47.4% |
| 2022 | 714.9 Square kilometres | +86.9% |
| 2023 | 1,255 Square kilometres | +75.5% |
| 2024 | 840.7 Square kilometres | -33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 239.8 Square kilometres | 173 Square kilometres | 291 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 224.76 Square kilometres | 120 Square kilometres | 312 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 784.18 Square kilometres | 382.6 Square kilometres | 1,255 Square kilometres | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 90.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana was 840.7 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,255 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 438.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata