Ghana vs Iraq: Land use agriculture longterm

Ghana
11.18 million
in 2010
Iraq
12.00 million
in 2010
Ghana rank
58th
Iraq rank
56th

Land use agriculture longterm over time

  • Ghana
  • Iraq
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M178018952010

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.00 million against 11.18 million in Ghana, a difference of 819,400.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 56th of 178 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 20 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iraq Difference Ahead
1780s 2.80 million 1.72 million 1.08 million Ghana
1790s 2.78 million 1.70 million 1.08 million Ghana
1800s 2.77 million 1.69 million 1.08 million Ghana
1810s 2.75 million 1.75 million 1.00 million Ghana
1820s 2.81 million 1.81 million 1.00 million Ghana
1830s 2.88 million 1.89 million 986,470 Ghana
1840s 2.94 million 1.96 million 975,970 Ghana
1850s 3.01 million 2.05 million 962,210 Ghana
1860s 3.08 million 2.13 million 945,490 Ghana
1870s 3.19 million 2.38 million 807,330 Ghana
1880s 3.30 million 2.69 million 609,880 Ghana
1890s 3.41 million 3.03 million 379,440 Ghana
1900s 3.53 million 3.39 million 139,990 Ghana
1910s 3.66 million 3.80 million 142,060 Iraq
1920s 4.40 million 4.17 million 229,710 Ghana
1930s 5.20 million 4.34 million 851,840 Ghana
1940s 6.27 million 6.03 million 248,930 Ghana
1950s 7.52 million 7.13 million 389,380 Ghana
1960s 10.28 million 9.62 million 660,800 Ghana
1970s 9.78 million 9.75 million 25,120 Ghana
1980s 10.00 million 10.17 million 170,700 Iraq
1990s 10.48 million 10.50 million 22,200 Iraq
2000s 10.82 million 10.81 million 13,900 Ghana
2010s 11.18 million 12.00 million 819,400 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use agriculture longterm, Ghana or Iraq?
Iraq, at 12.00 million against 11.18 million in Ghana as of 2010.
What is the difference in land use agriculture longterm between Ghana and Iraq?
819,400, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iraq?
24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Iraq rank globally for land use agriculture longterm?
Ghana ranks 58th and Iraq ranks 56th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Land use agriculture longterm. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ghana vs Iraq: Land use agriculture longterm. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-use-agriculture-longterm/ghana/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/land-use-agriculture-longterm/ghana/iraq/">Ghana vs Iraq: Land use agriculture longterm</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Land use agriculture longterm
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed