Other land — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Other land — Area was 3,130 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Ghana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3,130 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Ghana peaked at 4,578 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,115 1000 ha, in 1997.
Ghana ranks 90th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,808 1000 ha | 3,115 1000 ha | 4,320 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,017 1000 ha | 3,469 1000 ha | 4,578 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,728 1000 ha | 3,431 1000 ha | 3,899 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,200 1000 ha | 3,130 1000 ha | 3,272 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 223 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.79 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 41.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,186 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.48 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,708 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Ghana?
- Other land — area in Ghana was 3,130 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,578 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,115 1000 ha in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for other land — area?
- Ghana ranks 90th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.