Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
114th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0318 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Ghana is 0.0067 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0318 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Ghana 114th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 45% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | 0.0262 Square kilometres per person | 0.0318 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | 0.0255 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 111 Tonga 0.0069 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Cyprus 0.0069 Square kilometres per person compare
- 113 United Arab Emirates 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Indonesia 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 116 Denmark 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 China 0.0067 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Ghana
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Ghana?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Ghana was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 114th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.