Ghana vs Portugal: Agricultural land use per person
Ghana
0.3919 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.3914 hectares per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
95th
Portugal rank
96th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Ghana
- Portugal
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3919 hectares per person against 0.3914 hectares per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0005 hectares per person.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.84 hectares per person | 0.9336 hectares per person | 3.91 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1100s | 4.69 hectares per person | 0.9105 hectares per person | 3.78 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1200s | 4.53 hectares per person | 0.8857 hectares per person | 3.64 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1300s | 4.35 hectares per person | 0.8588 hectares per person | 3.49 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1400s | 4.15 hectares per person | 0.8292 hectares per person | 3.32 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1500s | 3.93 hectares per person | 0.8141 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1600s | 3.67 hectares per person | 0.7743 hectares per person | 2.9 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1700s | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.7376 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1710s | 3.33 hectares per person | 0.7356 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1720s | 3.3 hectares per person | 0.7269 hectares per person | 2.57 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1730s | 3.26 hectares per person | 0.7218 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1740s | 3.23 hectares per person | 0.7166 hectares per person | 2.51 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1750s | 3.19 hectares per person | 0.7112 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1760s | 3.15 hectares per person | 0.7061 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1770s | 3.11 hectares per person | 0.7008 hectares per person | 2.41 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1780s | 3.07 hectares per person | 0.6952 hectares per person | 2.37 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1790s | 3.03 hectares per person | 0.6894 hectares per person | 2.34 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1800s | 2.98 hectares per person | 0.6834 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1810s | 2.94 hectares per person | 0.6766 hectares per person | 2.26 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1820s | 2.89 hectares per person | 0.6696 hectares per person | 2.22 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1830s | 2.84 hectares per person | 0.661 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1840s | 2.79 hectares per person | 0.6528 hectares per person | 2.13 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1850s | 2.73 hectares per person | 0.6442 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1860s | 2.68 hectares per person | 0.641 hectares per person | 2.03 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1870s | 2.62 hectares per person | 0.6311 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1880s | 2.55 hectares per person | 0.6186 hectares per person | 1.93 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1890s | 2.48 hectares per person | 0.6034 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1900s | 2.41 hectares per person | 0.5883 hectares per person | 1.82 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1910s | 2.33 hectares per person | 0.5765 hectares per person | 1.76 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1920s | 2.25 hectares per person | 0.5616 hectares per person | 1.68 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1930s | 2.15 hectares per person | 0.5573 hectares per person | 1.59 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1940s | 2.04 hectares per person | 0.5405 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1950s | 1.85 hectares per person | 0.4928 hectares per person | 1.35 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1960s | 1.55 hectares per person | 0.4645 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.4523 hectares per person | 0.7733 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.9863 hectares per person | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.5663 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.788 hectares per person | 0.3964 hectares per person | 0.3917 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.5861 hectares per person | 0.3764 hectares per person | 0.2097 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.4592 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.1014 hectares per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4031 hectares per person | 0.384 hectares per person | 0.0191 hectares per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Ghana or Portugal?
- Ghana, at 0.3919 hectares per person against 0.3914 hectares per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Ghana and Portugal?
- 0.0005 hectares per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Ghana ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 96th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.