Arable and permanent cropland in Ghana
Ghana: Arable and permanent cropland was 7.60 million hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Arable and permanent cropland in Ghana, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7.60 million hectares for arable and permanent cropland in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable and permanent cropland in Ghana peaked at 7.60 million hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million hectares, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 10th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.40 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.89 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 4.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 million hectares | 4.20 million hectares | 5.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.76 million hectares | 6.10 million hectares | 7.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.55 million hectares | 7.50 million hectares | 7.60 million hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.69 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable and permanent cropland in Ghana?
- Arable and permanent cropland in Ghana was 7.60 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.60 million hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for arable and permanent cropland?
- Ghana ranks 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable and permanent cropland rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under