Ghana vs Italy: Agricultural area over the long-term
Ghana
12.95 million hectares
in 2025
Italy
12.93 million hectares
in 2025
Ghana rank
62nd
Italy rank
63rd
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Ghana
- Italy
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 12.95 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 23,400 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Ghana ranks 62nd and Italy ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.26 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 2.14 million hectares | Italy |
| 1100s | 4.72 million hectares | 7.80 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | Italy |
| 1200s | 5.20 million hectares | 9.96 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | Italy |
| 1300s | 5.71 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 8.57 million hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 6.23 million hectares | 8.90 million hectares | 2.67 million hectares | Italy |
| 1500s | 6.74 million hectares | 9.73 million hectares | 2.99 million hectares | Italy |
| 1600s | 7.20 million hectares | 13.92 million hectares | 6.72 million hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 7.55 million hectares | 13.67 million hectares | 6.12 million hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 7.40 million hectares | 13.80 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | Italy |
| 1720s | 7.24 million hectares | 13.98 million hectares | 6.74 million hectares | Italy |
| 1730s | 7.09 million hectares | 14.16 million hectares | 7.07 million hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 6.94 million hectares | 14.35 million hectares | 7.41 million hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 6.79 million hectares | 14.54 million hectares | 7.75 million hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 6.63 million hectares | 14.73 million hectares | 8.09 million hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 6.48 million hectares | 14.92 million hectares | 8.44 million hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 6.32 million hectares | 15.11 million hectares | 8.78 million hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 6.17 million hectares | 15.30 million hectares | 9.13 million hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 6.01 million hectares | 15.49 million hectares | 9.48 million hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 5.85 million hectares | 15.69 million hectares | 9.83 million hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 5.69 million hectares | 15.88 million hectares | 10.19 million hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 5.53 million hectares | 16.56 million hectares | 11.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 5.37 million hectares | 17.27 million hectares | 11.90 million hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 5.20 million hectares | 18.00 million hectares | 12.80 million hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 5.38 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 13.38 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 5.56 million hectares | 18.76 million hectares | 13.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 5.80 million hectares | 19.44 million hectares | 13.64 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 6.12 million hectares | 20.28 million hectares | 14.16 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 6.48 million hectares | 21.05 million hectares | 14.57 million hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 6.85 million hectares | 21.30 million hectares | 14.45 million hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 7.09 million hectares | 21.74 million hectares | 14.65 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 7.88 million hectares | 21.89 million hectares | 14.01 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 8.60 million hectares | 21.94 million hectares | 13.34 million hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 10.39 million hectares | 21.42 million hectares | 11.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 11.70 million hectares | 20.46 million hectares | 8.76 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 11.77 million hectares | 17.81 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 12.25 million hectares | 17.20 million hectares | 4.95 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 12.98 million hectares | 15.78 million hectares | 2.80 million hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 12.41 million hectares | 14.77 million hectares | 2.36 million hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.35 million hectares | 13.28 million hectares | 935,980 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 12.73 million hectares | 12.76 million hectares | 27,950 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Ghana or Italy?
- Ghana, at 12.95 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Ghana and Italy?
- 23,400 hectares, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Italy?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Italy rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Ghana ranks 62nd and Italy ranks 63rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.