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Ghana vs Senegal: Cropland per person over the long-term

Ghana
0.2298 hectares per person
in 2025
Senegal
0.2353 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
63rd
Senegal rank
61st

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
0.20.40.60.81100015122025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.2353 hectares per person against 0.2298 hectares per person in Ghana, a difference of 0.0055 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 61st of 202 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1000s 0.4964 hectares per person 0.8979 hectares per person 0.4015 hectares per person Senegal
1100s 0.4964 hectares per person 0.9001 hectares per person 0.4038 hectares per person Senegal
1200s 0.4963 hectares per person 0.9024 hectares per person 0.406 hectares per person Senegal
1300s 0.4963 hectares per person 0.9046 hectares per person 0.4083 hectares per person Senegal
1400s 0.4963 hectares per person 0.9068 hectares per person 0.4105 hectares per person Senegal
1500s 0.4962 hectares per person 0.909 hectares per person 0.4128 hectares per person Senegal
1600s 0.4962 hectares per person 0.9112 hectares per person 0.415 hectares per person Senegal
1700s 0.4962 hectares per person 0.9134 hectares per person 0.4172 hectares per person Senegal
1710s 0.4962 hectares per person 0.9136 hectares per person 0.4174 hectares per person Senegal
1720s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9138 hectares per person 0.4177 hectares per person Senegal
1730s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.914 hectares per person 0.4179 hectares per person Senegal
1740s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9142 hectares per person 0.4181 hectares per person Senegal
1750s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9145 hectares per person 0.4183 hectares per person Senegal
1760s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9147 hectares per person 0.4185 hectares per person Senegal
1770s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9149 hectares per person 0.4188 hectares per person Senegal
1780s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9151 hectares per person 0.419 hectares per person Senegal
1790s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9153 hectares per person 0.4192 hectares per person Senegal
1800s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9155 hectares per person 0.4194 hectares per person Senegal
1810s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9158 hectares per person 0.4196 hectares per person Senegal
1820s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.916 hectares per person 0.4199 hectares per person Senegal
1830s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9162 hectares per person 0.4201 hectares per person Senegal
1840s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9164 hectares per person 0.4203 hectares per person Senegal
1850s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9166 hectares per person 0.4205 hectares per person Senegal
1860s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9168 hectares per person 0.4207 hectares per person Senegal
1870s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9171 hectares per person 0.421 hectares per person Senegal
1880s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9173 hectares per person 0.4212 hectares per person Senegal
1890s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9175 hectares per person 0.4214 hectares per person Senegal
1900s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9177 hectares per person 0.4216 hectares per person Senegal
1910s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9179 hectares per person 0.4218 hectares per person Senegal
1920s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9181 hectares per person 0.4221 hectares per person Senegal
1930s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9184 hectares per person 0.4223 hectares per person Senegal
1940s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9186 hectares per person 0.4225 hectares per person Senegal
1950s 0.4961 hectares per person 0.9189 hectares per person 0.4228 hectares per person Senegal
1960s 0.4384 hectares per person 0.8554 hectares per person 0.417 hectares per person Senegal
1970s 0.3506 hectares per person 0.6716 hectares per person 0.321 hectares per person Senegal
1980s 0.3089 hectares per person 0.4925 hectares per person 0.1836 hectares per person Senegal
1990s 0.287 hectares per person 0.3631 hectares per person 0.0761 hectares per person Senegal
2000s 0.2815 hectares per person 0.2878 hectares per person 0.0063 hectares per person Senegal
2010s 0.2564 hectares per person 0.2588 hectares per person 0.0023 hectares per person Senegal
2020s 0.2369 hectares per person 0.2402 hectares per person 0.0033 hectares per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 0.2353 hectares per person against 0.2298 hectares per person in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Ghana and Senegal?
0.0055 hectares per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Ghana ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.