Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5581 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.5581 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.9745 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4461 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 25th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.7937 ha per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8368 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.806 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7911 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.813 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.806 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9745 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9711 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8164 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7476 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7418 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.712 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7283 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7283 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4962 ha per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5675 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5704 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5447 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5609 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5587 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5548 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5581 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3191 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5581 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1773 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +77.9% | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | 0.7937 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | -31.9% | 0.7283 ha per square kilometre | 0.4962 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8042 ha per square kilometre | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | 0.9745 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6653 ha per square kilometre | 0.4962 ha per square kilometre | 0.8164 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5581 ha per square kilometre | 0.5548 ha per square kilometre | 0.5609 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.5581 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9745 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4461 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 25th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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 Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.