Land use hidden — Total area in Ghana
Ghana: Land use hidden — Total area was 238,539 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
238,539 Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 202 countries
All-time high
238,540 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
238,533 Square kilometres
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 238,539 Square kilometres for land use hidden — total area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Ghana peaked at 238,540 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 238,533 Square kilometres, in 2019.
That places Ghana 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Total area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 238,540 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 238,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 238,533 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 238,533 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 238,533 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 238,533 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 238,539 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 238,539 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,800 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 238,539 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270,935 Square kilometres, 88% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 238,539 Square kilometres | 238,533 Square kilometres | 238,540 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 238,534 Square kilometres | 238,533 Square kilometres | 238,539 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 — total area in Ghana?
- Land use hidden — total area in Ghana was 238,539 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 238,540 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 238,533 Square kilometres in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Total area. 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