Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Ghana
Ghana: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0107 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0107 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0218 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 ha per person, in 1965.
That places Ghana 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0084 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0082 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0081 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0084 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 1966 | 0.004 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 ha per person | +40.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0072 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1970 | 0.011 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0107 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0111 ha per person | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0099 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0078 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 ha per person | +25.7% |
| 1980 | 0.007 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0097 ha per person | +37.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 ha per person | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0087 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 ha per person | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0106 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0082 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1992 | 0.008 ha per person | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0101 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0096 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0185 ha per person | +47.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0218 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.02 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0145 ha per person | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0138 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0139 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0129 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.012 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0108 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.011 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0107 ha per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.0218 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0107 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0218 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.