Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Bananas — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bananas — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0003 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1993.
That places Ghana 69th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Bananas — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -32.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 ha per person | -34.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | +80.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 ha per person | +149.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 ha per person | +94.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | +52.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -38.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -31.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +176.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +72.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | +51.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | +42.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bananas — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Bananas — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest bananas — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1993.
- How does Ghana rank for bananas — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bananas — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Bananas — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Bananas — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Bananas — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Bananas — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.