Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Ghana

Land under cereal production in Ghana in 2023 — 2,145,055 ha. Ranked 54 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 301.3%.

2023 2.15M ha +1.64% vs 2022
World rank 54of 180
Period maximum 2.15M ha2023
Period minimum 480,680 ha1965

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Ghana, 1961–202301M2M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 534,518 ha1963: 497,756 ha1965: 480,680 ha1967: 639,305 ha1969: 649,182 ha1971: 956,300 ha1973: 884,700 ha1975: 804,900 ha1977: 768,000 ha1979: 924,000 ha1981: 843,000 ha1983: 835,000 ha1985: 1,034,000 ha1987: 1,126,600 ha1989: 1,168,600 ha1991: 1,176,400 ha1993: 1,227,200 ha1995: 1,327,000 ha1997: 1,262,930 ha1999: 1,299,931 ha2001: 1,371,450 ha2003: 1,461,534 ha2005: 1,360,035 ha2007: 1,270,218 ha2009: 1,570,744 ha2011: 1,642,866 ha2013: 1,625,970 ha2015: 1,504,191 ha2017: 1,619,488 ha2019: 1,880,044 ha2021: 2,058,044 ha2023: 2,145,055 ha
Change over the period: +1.61M (+301.31%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 2.15M ha
World 738M ha
Western Africa computed 54.06M ha
Land under cereal production — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2.15M +34,528 +1.64%
2022 2.11M +52,483 +2.55%
2021 2.06M +134,999 +7.02%
2020 1.92M +43,001 +2.29%
2019 1.88M +235,163 +14.3%
2018 1.64M +25,393 +1.57%
2017 1.62M +100,687 +6.63%
2016 1.52M +14,610 +0.97%
2015 1.5M −127,854 −7.83%
2014 1.63M +6,075 +0.37%
2013 1.63M −9,003 −0.55%
2012 1.63M −7,893 −0.48%
2011 1.64M +40,767 +2.54%
2010 1.6M +31,355 +2%
2009 1.57M +133,553 +9.29%
2008 1.44M +166,973 +13.15%
2007 1.27M −167,818 −11.67%
2006 1.44M +78,001 +5.74%
2005 1.36M +27,315 +2.05%
2004 1.33M −128,814 −8.81%
2003 1.46M −136,069 −8.52%
2002 1.6M +226,153 +16.49%
2001 1.37M +64,818 +4.96%
2000 1.31M +6,701 +0.52%
1999 1.3M −40,209 −3%
1998 1.34M +77,210 +6.11%
1997 1.26M −11,200 −0.88%
1996 1.27M −52,870 −3.98%
1995 1.33M +126,300 +10.52%
1994 1.2M −26,500 −2.16%
1993 1.23M +23,700 +1.97%
1992 1.2M +27,100 +2.3%
1991 1.18M +323,400 +37.91%
1990 853,000 −315,600 −27.01%
1989 1.17M +122,800 +11.74%
1988 1.05M −80,800 −7.17%
1987 1.13M +246,500 +28.01%
1986 880,100 −153,900 −14.88%
1985 1.03M −242,000 −18.97%
1984 1.28M +441,000 +52.81%
1983 835,000 +13,000 +1.58%
1982 822,000 −21,000 −2.49%
1981 843,000 −96,000 −10.22%
1980 939,000 +15,000 +1.62%
1979 924,000 +279,000 +43.26%
1978 645,000 −123,000 −16.02%
1977 768,000 −75,400 −8.94%
1976 843,400 +38,500 +4.78%
1975 804,900 −125,100 −13.45%
1974 930,000 +45,300 +5.12%
1973 884,700 +50,300 +6.03%
1972 834,400 −121,900 −12.75%
1971 956,300 −42,900 −4.29%
1970 999,200 +350,018 +53.92%
1969 649,182 +40,953 +6.73%
1968 608,229 −31,076 −4.86%
1967 639,305 +45,105 +7.59%
1966 594,200 +113,520 +23.62%
1965 480,680 −33,992 −6.6%
1964 514,672 +16,916 +3.4%
1963 497,756 −22,244 −4.28%
1962 520,000 −14,518 −2.72%
1961 534,518

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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