Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana is 0.0037 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0163 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 101st of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0064 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 sq. km per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.005 sq. km per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.005 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.004 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0039 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0149 sq. km per person | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0163 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0131 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0068 sq. km per person | 0.0082 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 sq. km per person | 0.005 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 0.0049 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.004 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Ghana was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0163 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 101st out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.