Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0303 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0303 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0387 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 ha per person, in 1991.
That places Ghana 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0208 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.02 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0197 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0229 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0186 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0184 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0197 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0228 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0276 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0269 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0259 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0252 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0299 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.026 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0249 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.023 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0254 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0263 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0247 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0234 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0212 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0199 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0188 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0217 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.019 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.022 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0234 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0225 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0237 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0234 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0246 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.026 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0308 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0387 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0332 ha per person | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0336 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.034 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.034 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0298 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0305 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0299 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0293 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.029 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0293 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0272 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0304 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0303 ha per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0208 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0238 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0264 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 0.0299 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0263 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.033 ha per person | 0.0246 ha per person | 0.0387 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.031 ha per person | 0.029 ha per person | 0.0344 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 0.0304 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0303 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0387 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 ha per person in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.