Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 1.04 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Ghana stood at 1.04 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 1.04 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 146,813 ha, in 1965.
That places Ghana 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 149,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 147,000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 148,000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 176,500 ha | +19.3% |
| 1965 | 146,813 ha | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 148,404 ha | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 162,911 ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 193,272 ha | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 207,161 ha | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 246,207 ha | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 246,845 ha | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 244,110 ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 244,783 ha | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 299,161 ha | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 296,504 ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 275,290 ha | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 271,917 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 258,187 ha | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 295,040 ha | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 260,717 ha | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 323,400 ha | +24.0% |
| 1982 | 312,600 ha | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 292,100 ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 313,000 ha | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 245,000 ha | -21.7% |
| 1986 | 295,916 ha | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 283,967 ha | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 275,880 ha | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 325,216 ha | +17.9% |
| 1990 | 293,135 ha | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 277,628 ha | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 322,300 ha | +16.1% |
| 1993 | 365,300 ha | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 397,380 ha | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 391,950 ha | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 422,856 ha | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 426,710 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 465,780 ha | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 444,100 ha | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 482,300 ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 524,200 ha | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 638,400 ha | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 779,100 ha | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 829,467 ha | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 855,500 ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 892,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 716,740 ha | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 805,926 ha | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 836,344 ha | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 866,509 ha | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 897,941 ha | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 908,261 ha | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 816,447 ha | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 856,590 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 859,016 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 860,123 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 904,317 ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 888,670 ha | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 917,415 ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 931,703 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 885,898 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million ha | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million ha | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.04 million ha | +1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.04 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,630 ha, 5.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.04 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 164,340 ha | 146,813 ha | 207,161 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,804 ha | 244,110 ha | 299,161 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 292,780 ha | 245,000 ha | 325,216 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 380,714 ha | 277,628 ha | 465,780 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 736,018 ha | 482,300 ha | 892,200 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 877,529 ha | 816,447 ha | 917,415 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 977,470 ha | 885,898 ha | 1.04 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Ghana?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Ghana was 1.04 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 146,813 ha in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 41st out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.