Permanent crops — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Permanent crops — Area was 2,708 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area in Ghana is 2,708 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Ghana peaked at 2,708 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,520 1000 ha, in 1991.
That places Ghana 18th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,600 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,600 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,571 1000 ha | 1,536 1000 ha | 1,600 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,650 1000 ha | 1,520 1000 ha | 1,788 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,029 1000 ha | 1,831 1000 ha | 2,226 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,467 1000 ha | 2,270 1000 ha | 2,664 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,708 1000 ha | 2,708 1000 ha | 2,708 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)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 37.37 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,710 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Ghana?
- Permanent crops — area in Ghana was 2,708 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,708 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,520 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for permanent crops — area?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.