Brazil vs Ghana: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested

Brazil
281,563 ha
in 2024
Ghana
370,000 ha
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Ghana rank
18th

Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested over time

  • Brazil
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 370,000 ha against 281,563 ha in Brazil, a difference of 88,437 ha.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 18th of 112 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 540,377 ha 54,479 ha 485,898 ha Brazil
1970s 452,224 ha 91,891 ha 360,333 ha Brazil
1980s 183,205 ha 128,370 ha 54,835 ha Brazil
1990s 91,881 ha 162,079 ha 70,198 ha Ghana
2000s 107,711 ha 371,722 ha 264,011 ha Ghana
2010s 135,542 ha 338,618 ha 203,076 ha Ghana
2020s 224,090 ha 344,000 ha 119,910 ha Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, Brazil or Ghana?
Ghana, at 370,000 ha against 281,563 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested between Brazil and Ghana?
88,437 ha, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ghana?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Ghana rank globally for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested?
Brazil ranks 21st and Ghana ranks 18th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
155 places, 8,995 data points, 1961–2024
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