Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Ghana

Agricultural land in Ghana in 2023 — 126,037 km². Ranked 66 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 7.7%.

2023 126,037 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 66of 209
Period maximum 135,827 km²1997
Period minimum 117,000 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Ghana, 1961–2023115,000120,000125,000130,000135,000140,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 117,000 km²1963: 117,000 km²1965: 117,000 km²1967: 117,000 km²1969: 117,000 km²1971: 117,000 km²1973: 117,000 km²1975: 118,000 km²1977: 118,000 km²1979: 119,000 km²1981: 119,000 km²1983: 120,840 km²1985: 123,680 km²1987: 124,520 km²1989: 125,360 km²1991: 127,200 km²1993: 128,000 km²1995: 131,000 km²1997: 135,827 km²1999: 130,596 km²2001: 128,980 km²2003: 125,911 km²2005: 121,196 km²2007: 124,723 km²2009: 123,105 km²2011: 123,078 km²2013: 124,631 km²2015: 124,155 km²2017: 120,840 km²2019: 124,800 km²2021: 126,037 km²2023: 126,037 km²
Change over the period: +9,037 (+7.72%) Average annual rate: 0.12 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ghana

Ghana 126,037 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 126,037 +0 +0%
2022 126,037 +0 +0%
2021 126,037 +0 +0%
2020 126,037 +1,238 +0.99%
2019 124,800 +2,624 +2.15%
2018 122,175 +1,336 +1.11%
2017 120,840 −2,740 −2.22%
2016 123,579 −576 −0.46%
2015 124,155 +409 +0.33%
2014 123,747 −884 −0.71%
2013 124,631 +1,127 +0.91%
2012 123,503 +425 +0.35%
2011 123,078 −926 −0.75%
2010 124,004 +900 +0.73%
2009 123,105 +3,057 +2.55%
2008 120,048 −4,675 −3.75%
2007 124,723 +4,285 +3.56%
2006 120,438 −758 −0.63%
2005 121,196 +2,500 +2.11%
2004 118,696 −7,216 −5.73%
2003 125,911 −4,594 −3.52%
2002 130,505 +1,524 +1.18%
2001 128,980 +1,325 +1.04%
2000 127,655 −2,940 −2.25%
1999 130,596 +743 +0.57%
1998 129,852 −5,975 −4.4%
1997 135,827 +2,827 +2.13%
1996 133,000 +2,000 +1.53%
1995 131,000 +2,000 +1.55%
1994 129,000 +1,000 +0.78%
1993 128,000 +800 +0.63%
1992 127,200 +0 +0%
1991 127,200 +920 +0.73%
1990 126,280 +920 +0.73%
1989 125,360 −80 −0.06%
1988 125,440 +920 +0.74%
1987 124,520 +920 +0.74%
1986 123,600 −80 −0.06%
1985 123,680 +920 +0.75%
1984 122,760 +1,920 +1.59%
1983 120,840 −80 −0.07%
1982 120,920 +1,920 +1.61%
1981 119,000 +0 +0%
1980 119,000 +0 +0%
1979 119,000 +0 +0%
1978 119,000 +1,000 +0.85%
1977 118,000 +0 +0%
1976 118,000 +0 +0%
1975 118,000 +1,000 +0.85%
1974 117,000 +0 +0%
1973 117,000 +0 +0%
1972 117,000 +0 +0%
1971 117,000 +0 +0%
1970 117,000 +0 +0%
1969 117,000 +0 +0%
1968 117,000 +0 +0%
1967 117,000 +0 +0%
1966 117,000 +0 +0%
1965 117,000 +0 +0%
1964 117,000 +0 +0%
1963 117,000 +0 +0%
1962 117,000 +0 +0%
1961 117,000

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.