Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2017
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Ghana 60th out of 176 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Uganda 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Portugal 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Niger 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Liechtenstein 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Jamaica 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.