Ethiopia vs Ghana: Arable land

Ethiopia
0.1274 hectares per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.1394 hectares per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
92nd
Ghana rank
90th

Arable land over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1274 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.012 hectares per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1676 hectares per person 0.1816 hectares per person 0.014 hectares per person Ghana
2000s 0.1553 hectares per person 0.1791 hectares per person 0.0238 hectares per person Ghana
2010s 0.1525 hectares per person 0.157 hectares per person 0.0046 hectares per person Ghana
2020s 0.1322 hectares per person 0.1435 hectares per person 0.0113 hectares per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Ethiopia or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.1394 hectares per person against 0.1274 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Ethiopia and Ghana?
0.012 hectares per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for arable land?
Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Ghana ranks 90th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit
hectares per person
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.