Ghana vs South America: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested over time
- Ghana
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 258,235 ha against 76,051 ha in Ghana, a difference of 182,184 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.4 times Ghana's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 84 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,230 ha | 226,052 ha | 197,821 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 31,260 ha | 201,042 ha | 169,782 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 32,510 ha | 206,149 ha | 173,639 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 40,743 ha | 288,888 ha | 248,145 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 54,900 ha | 337,331 ha | 282,431 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 71,585 ha | 285,331 ha | 213,746 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 77,010 ha | 249,518 ha | 172,508 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coconuts, in shell — area harvested, Ghana or South America?
- South America, at 258,235 ha against 76,051 ha in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coconuts, in shell — area harvested between Ghana and South America?
- 182,184 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and South America rank globally for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 11th and South America ranks 10th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Coconuts, 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.