Land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana is 0.0067 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0318 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 140th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0318 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0296 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0289 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0282 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0268 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0262 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0113 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0289 sq. km per person | 0.0262 sq. km per person | 0.0318 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 sq. km per person | 0.0196 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0152 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0133 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0103 sq. km per person | 0.0092 sq. km per person | 0.0116 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 sq. km per person | 0.0073 sq. km per person | 0.0089 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 4 |
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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)
- 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 land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.