Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 5.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana is 5.71 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 5.71 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7615 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Ghana 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8892 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.7615 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1968 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1971 | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 1.87 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1976 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1977 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +74.6% |
| 1980 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 1.64 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +81.0% |
| 1985 | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 2.07 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1987 | 2.41 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 2.49 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 2.68 ha per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 1992 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 2.92 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.13 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 3.48 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 3.22 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 3.3 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.72 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 4.19 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 4.36 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.58 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.87 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 3.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.56 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.71 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.71 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +81.0% | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | 3.18 ha per square kilometre |
| 1979 | +74.6% | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +64.4% | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.7615 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | 4.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 ha per square kilometre | 3.87 ha per square kilometre | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | 5.23 ha per square kilometre | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 square kilometre in Ghana?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 5.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.71 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7615 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 18th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.