What is land area in Ghana?

Land area in Ghana was 22.75 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 22.75 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 22.75 million hectares in 1961.

How does Ghana rank for land area?

Ghana ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ghana

Name: Land area in Ghana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Land area was 22.75 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

22.75 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

31st

of 53 countries

All-time high

22.75 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

22.75 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Ghana, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 22.75 million hectares for land area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ghana peaked at 22.75 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.75 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Ghana 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	9
1970s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	10
1980s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	10
1990s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	10
2000s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	10
2010s	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	22.75 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Ghana

28 Burkina Faso 27.36 million hectares compare
29 Gabon 25.77 million hectares compare
30 Guinea 24.57 million hectares compare
32 Uganda 19.98 million hectares compare
33 Senegal 19.25 million hectares compare
34 Tunisia 15.54 million hectares compare

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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)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ghana?: Land area in Ghana was 22.75 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 22.75 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 22.75 million hectares in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for land area?: Ghana ranks 31st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.