Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0685 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0685 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1119 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0517 ha per person, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 66th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0746 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0709 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0662 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0669 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.061 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0736 ha per person | +20.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0718 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0747 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1119 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1042 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0884 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0911 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.093 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0782 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0796 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0704 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0573 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0797 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0786 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0686 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1982 | 0.065 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0641 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0954 ha per person | +48.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0757 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1986 | 0.063 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0788 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0715 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0779 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0554 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0745 ha per person | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.074 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0707 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0763 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0715 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0692 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0717 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0679 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0665 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.068 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0771 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0686 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0609 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0606 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0624 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0537 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0593 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0632 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0629 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.063 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0612 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0594 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0582 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0524 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0517 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0535 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0537 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0601 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0603 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0633 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0643 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0656 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0685 ha per person | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0708 ha per person | 0.061 ha per person | 0.0773 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0854 ha per person | 0.0573 ha per person | 0.1119 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0739 ha per person | 0.063 ha per person | 0.0954 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0706 ha per person | 0.0554 ha per person | 0.0763 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.064 ha per person | 0.0537 ha per person | 0.0771 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0576 ha per person | 0.0517 ha per person | 0.063 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0644 ha per person | 0.0603 ha per person | 0.0685 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 63 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0709 ha per person compare
- 64 Bangladesh 0.0707 ha per person compare
- 65 Germany 0.0687 ha per person compare
- 67 Madagascar 0.0685 ha per person compare
- 68 Greece 0.0682 ha per person compare
- 69 Morocco 0.0679 ha per person compare
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- 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 cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0685 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1119 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0517 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 66th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — 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.