Ghana vs Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested over time
- Ghana
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.94 million ha against 869,990 ha in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), a difference of 1.07 million ha.
That makes Ghana's figure about 2.2 times Small Island Developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ahead.
Ghana ranks 6th and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407,262 ha | 539,747 ha | 132,485 ha | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
| 1970s | 571,200 ha | 630,511 ha | 59,311 ha | Small Island Developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 673,328 ha | 648,574 ha | 24,754 ha | Ghana |
| 1990s | 961,701 ha | 728,973 ha | 232,728 ha | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.43 million ha | 783,017 ha | 649,109 ha | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.63 million ha | 872,374 ha | 758,626 ha | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.92 million ha | 833,653 ha | 1.08 million ha | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher roots and tubers, total — area harvested, Ghana or Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Ghana, at 1.94 million ha against 869,990 ha in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in roots and tubers, total — area harvested between Ghana and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- 1.07 million ha, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank globally for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 6th and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.