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Land area — Ghana

Land area in Ghana in 2023 — 227,533 km². Ranked 82 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0%.

2023 227,533 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 82of 215
Period maximum 227,540 km²1961
Period minimum 227,530 km²2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Ghana, 1961–2023227,530227,533227,535227,538227,54019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 227,540 km²1963: 227,540 km²1965: 227,540 km²1967: 227,540 km²1969: 227,540 km²1971: 227,540 km²1973: 227,540 km²1975: 227,540 km²1977: 227,540 km²1979: 227,540 km²1981: 227,540 km²1983: 227,540 km²1985: 227,540 km²1987: 227,540 km²1989: 227,540 km²1991: 227,540 km²1993: 227,540 km²1995: 227,540 km²1997: 227,540 km²1999: 227,540 km²2001: 227,540 km²2003: 227,540 km²2005: 227,540 km²2007: 227,540 km²2009: 227,540 km²2011: 227,540 km²2013: 227,540 km²2015: 227,540 km²2017: 227,540 km²2019: 227,533 km²2021: 227,533 km²2023: 227,533 km²
Change over the period: −7 (−0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ghana 227,533 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Western Africa computed 6.06M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 227,533 +0 +0%
2022 227,533 +0 +0%
2021 227,533 +3 +0%
2020 227,530 −3 −0%
2019 227,533 −7 −0%
2018 227,540 +0 +0%
2017 227,540 +0 +0%
2016 227,540 +0 +0%
2015 227,540 +0 +0%
2014 227,540 +0 +0%
2013 227,540 +0 +0%
2012 227,540 +0 +0%
2011 227,540 +0 +0%
2010 227,540 +0 +0%
2009 227,540 +0 +0%
2008 227,540 +0 +0%
2007 227,540 +0 +0%
2006 227,540 +0 +0%
2005 227,540 +0 +0%
2004 227,540 +0 +0%
2003 227,540 +0 +0%
2002 227,540 +0 +0%
2001 227,540 +0 +0%
2000 227,540 +0 +0%
1999 227,540 +0 +0%
1998 227,540 +0 +0%
1997 227,540 +0 +0%
1996 227,540 +0 +0%
1995 227,540 +0 +0%
1994 227,540 +0 +0%
1993 227,540 +0 +0%
1992 227,540 +0 +0%
1991 227,540 +0 +0%
1990 227,540 +0 +0%
1989 227,540 +0 +0%
1988 227,540 +0 +0%
1987 227,540 +0 +0%
1986 227,540 +0 +0%
1985 227,540 +0 +0%
1984 227,540 +0 +0%
1983 227,540 +0 +0%
1982 227,540 +0 +0%
1981 227,540 +0 +0%
1980 227,540 +0 +0%
1979 227,540 +0 +0%
1978 227,540 +0 +0%
1977 227,540 +0 +0%
1976 227,540 +0 +0%
1975 227,540 +0 +0%
1974 227,540 +0 +0%
1973 227,540 +0 +0%
1972 227,540 +0 +0%
1971 227,540 +0 +0%
1970 227,540 +0 +0%
1969 227,540 +0 +0%
1968 227,540 +0 +0%
1967 227,540 +0 +0%
1966 227,540 +0 +0%
1965 227,540 +0 +0%
1964 227,540 +0 +0%
1963 227,540 +0 +0%
1962 227,540 +0 +0%
1961 227,540 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.22M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 910,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 318,000 BF Burkina Faso 273,600 GN Guinea 245,720 GH Ghana 227,533 SN Senegal 192,530 BJ Benin 112,760 LR Liberia 96,320 SL Sierra Leone 72,180 TG Togo 54,390 GW Guinea-Bissau 28,120 GM Gambia 10,120 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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