Oranges — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Oranges — Area harvested was 17,777 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Area harvested in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Ghana stood at 17,777 ha.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 42,000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,900 ha, in 1979.
Ghana ranks 28th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1966 | 5,700 ha | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 8,900 ha | +56.1% |
| 1968 | 9,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 9,700 ha | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 19,000 ha | +95.9% |
| 1971 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 14,000 ha | -26.3% |
| 1973 | 19,600 ha | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 23,100 ha | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 23,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 ha | -65.4% |
| 1977 | 3,000 ha | -62.5% |
| 1978 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,900 ha | -36.7% |
| 1980 | 24,700 ha | +1200.0% |
| 1981 | 24,200 ha | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 21,200 ha | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 16,200 ha | -23.6% |
| 1984 | 15,000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 12,000 ha | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11,000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 10,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 13,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 15,000 ha | +15.4% |
| 1993 | 18,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 22,000 ha | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 28,000 ha | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 35,300 ha | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 34,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 37,900 ha | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 38,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 42,000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 42,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 36,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 35,000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 32,500 ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 29,000 ha | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 20,000 ha | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 15,700 ha | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 15,800 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 16,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16,200 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 17,000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 17,340 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17,340 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,340 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17,622 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 18,264 ha | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 17,742 ha | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 17,593 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 17,866 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 17,734 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 17,731 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,777 ha | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 17,777 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,473 ha, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 17,777 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,452 ha, 3.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +1200.0% | 1,900 ha | 24,700 ha |
| 1970 | +95.9% | 9,700 ha | 19,000 ha |
| 1976 | -65.4% | 23,100 ha | 8,000 ha |
| 1977 | -62.5% | 8,000 ha | 3,000 ha |
| 1967 | +56.1% | 5,700 ha | 8,900 ha |
| 1973 | +40.0% | 14,000 ha | 19,600 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,067 ha | 4,000 ha | 9,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,370 ha | 1,900 ha | 23,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,030 ha | 11,000 ha | 24,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,190 ha | 10,000 ha | 38,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,800 ha | 15,700 ha | 42,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,135 ha | 16,000 ha | 18,264 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,740 ha | 17,593 ha | 17,866 ha | 5 |
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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 oranges — area harvested in Ghana?
- Oranges — area harvested in Ghana was 17,777 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 42,000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 ha in 1979.
- How does Ghana rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Oranges — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.