Benin vs Ghana: Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Benin
0.0387 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
0.0477 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
63rd
Ghana rank
60th

Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0477 ha per square kilometre against 0.0387 ha per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 0.009 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 63rd and Ghana ranks 60th of 126 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0179 ha per square kilometre 0.0134 ha per square kilometre 0.0045 ha per square kilometre Benin
1970s 0.0208 ha per square kilometre 0.0225 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 ha per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 0.0222 ha per square kilometre 0.0088 ha per square kilometre 0.0134 ha per square kilometre Benin
1990s 0.0222 ha per square kilometre 0.0153 ha per square kilometre 0.0068 ha per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.0233 ha per square kilometre 0.0243 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 0.035 ha per square kilometre 0.0353 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 ha per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0.0387 ha per square kilometre 0.0449 ha per square kilometre 0.0062 ha per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.0477 ha per square kilometre against 0.0387 ha per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Ghana?
0.009 ha per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for bananas — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 63rd and Ghana ranks 60th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
127 places, 6,218 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Bananas — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.