Cropland area in Ghana
Ghana: Cropland area was 7.42 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7.42 million hectares for cropland area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Ghana peaked at 7.42 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million hectares, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 44th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 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 | 3.37 million hectares | 3.30 million hectares | 3.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.85 million hectares | 3.50 million hectares | 4.14 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 5.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 million hectares | 5.58 million hectares | 6.40 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 million hectares | 6.50 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.42 million hectares | 7.42 million hectares | 7.42 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Ghana?
- Cropland area in Ghana was 7.42 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cropland area?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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