Benin vs Ghana: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Benin
1.53 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
1.36 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
12th
Ghana rank
15th
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.53 ha per square kilometre against 1.36 ha per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 0.17 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 15th of 107 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9681 ha per square kilometre | 0.6887 ha per square kilometre | 0.2794 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.804 ha per square kilometre | 0.9301 ha per square kilometre | 0.1261 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.979 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.1415 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.1282 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Ghana?
- Benin, at 1.53 ha per square kilometre against 1.36 ha per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.17 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 12th and Ghana ranks 15th of 107 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.