Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0174 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0174 ha per person for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0231 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 ha per person, in 1962.
Ghana ranks 27th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — 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 | 0.0101 ha per person | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 ha per person | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.017 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0174 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.017 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0169 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0231 ha per person | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0224 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0213 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0213 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.021 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0179 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0182 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.018 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.018 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0174 ha per person | -0.6% |
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 | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0231 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0181 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0174 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0231 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 ha per person in 1962.
- How does Ghana rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — 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.