Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Ghana

Arable land per capita in Ghana in 2023 — 0.1394 ha/person. Ranked 90 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 41.3%.

2023 0.1394 ha/person −1.89% vs 2022
World rank 90of 206
Period maximum 0.2373 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1394 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Ghana, 1961–20230.1250.150.1750.20.2250.2519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2373 ha/person1963: 0.2262 ha/person1965: 0.2157 ha/person1967: 0.2055 ha/person1969: 0.1956 ha/person1971: 0.1853 ha/person1973: 0.175 ha/person1975: 0.1749 ha/person1977: 0.165 ha/person1979: 0.1638 ha/person1981: 0.1547 ha/person1983: 0.1612 ha/person1985: 0.1757 ha/person1987: 0.175 ha/person1989: 0.1733 ha/person1991: 0.1774 ha/person1993: 0.1688 ha/person1995: 0.1724 ha/person1997: 0.1974 ha/person1999: 0.193 ha/person2001: 0.1881 ha/person2003: 0.1826 ha/person2005: 0.1776 ha/person2007: 0.1727 ha/person2009: 0.1681 ha/person2011: 0.1638 ha/person2013: 0.1596 ha/person2015: 0.1557 ha/person2017: 0.1521 ha/person2019: 0.1491 ha/person2021: 0.1448 ha/person2023: 0.1394 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0979 (−41.27%) Average annual rate: -0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 0.1394 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1394 −0.0027 −1.89%
2022 0.1421 −0.0028 −1.9%
2021 0.1448 −0.0029 −1.94%
2020 0.1477 −0.0014 −0.96%
2019 0.1491 −0.0014 −0.96%
2018 0.1506 −0.0015 −1.02%
2017 0.1521 −0.0017 −1.13%
2016 0.1539 −0.0019 −1.19%
2015 0.1557 −0.0019 −1.21%
2014 0.1576 −0.002 −1.26%
2013 0.1596 −0.0021 −1.29%
2012 0.1617 −0.0021 −1.29%
2011 0.1638 −0.0021 −1.26%
2010 0.1659 −0.0021 −1.28%
2009 0.1681 −0.0023 −1.32%
2008 0.1703 −0.0023 −1.35%
2007 0.1727 −0.0024 −1.38%
2006 0.1751 −0.0025 −1.39%
2005 0.1776 −0.0025 −1.39%
2004 0.1801 −0.0026 −1.41%
2003 0.1826 −0.0027 −1.44%
2002 0.1853 −0.0028 −1.47%
2001 0.1881 −0.0026 −1.37%
2000 0.1907 −0.0023 −1.21%
1999 0.193 −0.0022 −1.12%
1998 0.1952 −0.0022 −1.09%
1997 0.1974 +0.0177 +9.86%
1996 0.1797 +0.0072 +4.2%
1995 0.1724 +0.0077 +4.64%
1994 0.1648 −0.004 −2.38%
1993 0.1688 −0.0042 −2.44%
1992 0.173 −0.0044 −2.46%
1991 0.1774 +0.002 +1.12%
1990 0.1754 +0.0021 +1.23%
1989 0.1733 −0.0044 −2.47%
1988 0.1776 +0.0027 +1.53%
1987 0.175 +0.0031 +1.81%
1986 0.1719 −0.0038 −2.18%
1985 0.1757 +0.0037 +2.13%
1984 0.172 +0.0109 +6.73%
1983 0.1612 −0.0049 −2.96%
1982 0.1661 +0.0114 +7.36%
1981 0.1547 −0.0044 −2.77%
1980 0.1591 −0.0047 −2.88%
1979 0.1638 −0.0051 −3.01%
1978 0.1689 +0.004 +2.4%
1977 0.165 −0.0049 −2.9%
1976 0.1699 −0.005 −2.84%
1975 0.1749 +0.0049 +2.86%
1974 0.17 −0.005 −2.86%
1973 0.175 −0.0051 −2.85%
1972 0.1801 −0.0051 −2.78%
1971 0.1853 −0.0052 −2.73%
1970 0.1905 −0.0052 −2.64%
1969 0.1956 −0.005 −2.47%
1968 0.2006 −0.0049 −2.4%
1967 0.2055 −0.005 −2.39%
1966 0.2105 −0.0051 −2.38%
1965 0.2157 −0.0052 −2.37%
1964 0.2209 −0.0053 −2.35%
1963 0.2262 −0.0055 −2.36%
1962 0.2317 −0.0057 −2.38%
1961 0.2373

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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