Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ghana
Ghana: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ghana is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ghana peaked at 0.0053 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Ghana 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0029 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.003 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.003 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0031 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 ha per person | +74.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0045 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0053 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 ha per person | -36.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.002 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0034 ha per person | +131.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0039 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 ha per person | +39.7% |
| 1990 | 0.003 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 ha per person | +261.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0039 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.003 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.002 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +261.4% | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person |
| 1986 | +131.4% | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person |
| 1972 | +74.9% | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ghana?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Ghana was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.