Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0082 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0082 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0171 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.005 ha per person, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 8th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.007 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0068 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.008 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0084 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0086 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 ha per person | +43.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0166 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0131 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0107 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 0.015 ha per person | +40.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0154 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0144 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0105 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0104 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0101 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0143 ha per person | +41.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0127 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 ha per person | +82.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0112 ha per person | -23.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 ha per person | +46.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0098 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0087 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0084 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 0.005 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 ha per person | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0094 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.009 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0092 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0096 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.009 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0088 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0083 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 ha per person | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +82.8% | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person |
| 2002 | +73.1% | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person |
| 1989 | +46.3% | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person |
| 1966 | +43.6% | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person |
| 1981 | +41.8% | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.0143 ha per person |
| 1974 | +40.1% | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 5 Eritrea 0.0096 ha per person compare
- 6 Central African Republic 0.0088 ha per person compare
- 7 Greece 0.0087 ha per person compare
- 9 Solomon Islands 0.0074 ha per person compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 0.0073 ha per person compare
- 11 Namibia 0.007 ha per person compare
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 other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0082 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.005 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other pulses n.e.c. — 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.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other pulses n.e.c. — 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
Other pulses n.e.c. — 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.