What is cropland per person over the long term in Ghana?

Cropland per person over the long term in Ghana was 0.2298 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 0.4964 in 1000.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2298 in 2025.

How does Ghana rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Ghana ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Ghana

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Ghana
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.2298 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.2298

Change on year

down 1.1%

World rank

62nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.4964

in 1000

All-time low

0.2298

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Ghana, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Ghana is 0.2298, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Ghana peaked at 0.4964 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2298, in 2025.

That places Ghana 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.4964	0.4964	0.4964	1
1100s	0.4964	0.4964	0.4964	1
1200s	0.4963	0.4963	0.4963	1
1300s	0.4963	0.4963	0.4963	1
1400s	0.4963	0.4963	0.4963	1
1500s	0.4962	0.4962	0.4962	1
1600s	0.4962	0.4962	0.4962	1
1700s	0.4962	0.4962	0.4962	1
1710s	0.4962	0.4962	0.4962	1
1720s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1730s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1740s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1750s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1760s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1770s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1780s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1790s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1800s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1810s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1820s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1830s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1840s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1850s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1860s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1870s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1880s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1890s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1900s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1910s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1920s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1930s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1940s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	1
1950s	0.4961	0.4961	0.4961	10
1960s	0.4384	0.393	0.4961	10
1970s	0.3506	0.3317	0.3839	10
1980s	0.3089	0.2906	0.324	10
1990s	0.287	0.2756	0.301	10
2000s	0.2815	0.2679	0.2944	10
2010s	0.2564	0.2476	0.2664	10
2020s	0.2369	0.2298	0.2459	6

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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)
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)
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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Ghana?: Cropland per person over the long term in Ghana was 0.2298 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 0.4964 in 1000.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2298 in 2025.
How does Ghana rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Ghana ranks 62nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026