Ghana vs Nigeria: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 408,433 ha against 170,224 ha in Nigeria, a difference of 238,209 ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 32 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 ha | 40,000 ha | 39,000 ha | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5,844 ha | 152,420 ha | 146,576 ha | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40,833 ha | 301,500 ha | 260,667 ha | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 113,498 ha | 199,344 ha | 85,845 ha | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 338,712 ha | 169,960 ha | 168,753 ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 408,433 ha against 170,224 ha in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 238,209 ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.