Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Ghana
Ghana: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Ghana is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Ghana peaked at 0.0003 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 76th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -69.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | +153.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +114.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | +61.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -57.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +73.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 40% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 59% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +153.4% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1993 | +114.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1996 | +73.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
| 1991 | -69.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1994 | +61.9% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1995 | -57.2% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Ghana?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Ghana was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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 Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.