Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana
Ghana: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 1,255 Square kilometres in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana stood at 1,255 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 75.5% on the previous year and up 344.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — 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.
That places Ghana 43rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — 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 | 714.91 Square kilometres | +86.9% |
| 2023 | 1,255 Square kilometres | +75.5% |
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 | 770.05 Square kilometres | 382.6 Square kilometres | 1,255 Square kilometres | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 78.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0047 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 30.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Ghana was 1,255 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — 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 hidden — 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 hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.9%. 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 hidden — 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata