Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Ghana
Ghana: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 41.14 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 41.14 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Ghana peaked at 71.79 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40.8 %, in 2018.
Ghana ranks 137th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 71.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 71.19 % | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 71.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 71.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 70.59 % | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 69.47 % | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 69.51 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.43 % | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 67.92 % | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 67.96 % | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 67.46 % | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.96 % | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 67.01 % | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 66.52 % | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 66.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 66.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.63 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 65.12 % | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 64.12 % | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 63.16 % | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 60.98 % | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 58.48 % | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 58.01 % | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.32 % | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 56.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 55.86 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.52 % | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 49.92 % | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 50.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 49.11 % | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.12 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 47.41 % | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 47.97 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 47.61 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 46.47 % | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 45.9 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.66 % | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.52 % | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 43.96 % | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 42.96 % | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9 % | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 40.8 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3 % | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 41.15 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 41.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.14 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.14 % | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 41.14 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.4 %, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 41.14 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.61 %, 68% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.79 % | 71.79 % | 71.79 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 71.37 % | 70.59 % | 71.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.59 % | 66.96 % | 70.59 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.41 % | 58.01 % | 66.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.65 % | 47.41 % | 56.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.01 % | 40.8 % | 47.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.15 % | 41.14 % | 41.15 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 134 Caribbean 42.29 % compare
- 135 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42.25 % compare
- 136 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.29 % compare
- 138 Isle of Man 40.7 % compare
- 139 Spain 40.13 % compare
- 140 Albania 39.87 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Ghana?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Ghana was 41.14 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 71.79 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8 % in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.