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 119th of 204 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.
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
- 116 Iraq 42.4 % compare
- 117 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 42.25 % compare
- 118 Belgium-Luxembourg 41.29 % compare
- 120 Isle of Man 40.7 % compare
- 121 Spain 40.13 % compare
- 122 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -32.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 101.06 % change on previous year (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 119th out of 204 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.