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 22nd out of 238 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.
Permanent crops — Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,600 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,592 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,584 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1,576 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,568 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,560 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,552 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,544 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,536 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1,528 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,520 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 1,520 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,600 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1,700 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 1,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,700 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,744 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,788 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1,831 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,875 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,919 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1,963 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,007 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,050 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,094 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,138 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,182 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2,226 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,270 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 2,313 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,357 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 2,401 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,445 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,489 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2,532 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,576 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,620 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,664 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2,708 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2,708 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 250.5 1000 ha, 10.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2,708 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 13.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 22nd out of 238 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.