Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 in Ghana
Ghana: Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 was 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 in Ghana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 in Ghana stood at 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 in Ghana peaked at 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Ghana 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 million USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0159 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.016 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0171 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0185 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0207 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0216 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0227 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0241 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0278 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0297 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0309 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0318 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0385 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0389 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0398 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0421 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0434 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0446 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0473 million USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0497 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.052 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0605 million USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.063 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 million USD per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0156 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0145 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0175 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0241 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0439 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0385 million USD per square kilometre | 0.052 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0612 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0558 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 44 Kiribati 0.072 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 45 Guatemala 0.0698 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Ireland 0.0673 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 El Salvador 0.0656 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 France 0.0646 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0617 million USD 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 in Ghana?
- Value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 in Ghana was 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0658 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0135 million USD per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (agriculture, forestry and fishing) — value us$, 2015 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 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
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.