Ghana vs Uganda: Arable land
Ghana
0.1394 hectares per person
in 2023
Uganda
0.1418 hectares per person
in 2023
Ghana rank
90th
Uganda rank
87th
Arable land over time
- Ghana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 0.1418 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per person.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 87th of 206 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.216 hectares per person | 0.4041 hectares per person | 0.1881 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.1743 hectares per person | 0.3416 hectares per person | 0.1672 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.3125 hectares per person | 0.1438 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.25 hectares per person | 0.0703 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.1791 hectares per person | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.0365 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.157 hectares per person | 0.1859 hectares per person | 0.0289 hectares per person | Uganda |
| 2020s | 0.1435 hectares per person | 0.1483 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Ghana or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 0.1418 hectares per person against 0.1394 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land between Ghana and Uganda?
- 0.0024 hectares per person, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for arable land?
- Ghana ranks 90th and Uganda ranks 87th 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
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.