Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0398 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0398 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0541 ha per person in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0182 ha per person, in 1978.
Ghana ranks 29th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0331 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0323 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0269 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0263 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.022 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0311 ha per person | +41.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0356 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.032 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0317 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0507 ha per person | +60.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0471 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0412 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0417 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0425 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0311 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0259 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0235 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0182 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0309 ha per person | +69.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0368 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0303 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0307 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0541 ha per person | +76.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0424 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0338 ha per person | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0384 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0369 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0378 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0302 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0387 ha per person | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0375 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0384 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.037 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0396 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0373 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0357 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0373 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0364 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0354 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0354 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0335 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0344 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0334 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0349 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0384 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0389 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.039 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0374 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0333 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0368 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0373 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0389 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0392 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0398 ha per person | +3.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0398 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0398 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +76.4% | 0.0307 ha per person | 0.0541 ha per person |
| 1979 | +69.4% | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person |
| 1970 | +60.1% | 0.0317 ha per person | 0.0507 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0356 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0353 ha per person | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0507 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0371 ha per person | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0541 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0368 ha per person | 0.0302 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0355 ha per person | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.0392 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0387 ha per person | 0.0373 ha per person | 0.0398 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Cameroon 0.0412 ha per person compare
- 27 South Africa 0.0412 ha per person compare
- 28 El Salvador 0.0402 ha per person compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0385 ha per person compare
- 31 Lesotho 0.0382 ha per person compare
- 32 Nicaragua 0.0366 ha per person compare
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0398 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0541 ha per person in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0182 ha per person in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — 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.