Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0137 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0137 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0137 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0055 ha per person | +28.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0062 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0066 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0074 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0068 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0118 ha per person | +62.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0091 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 ha per person | -48.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 ha per person | -36.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 ha per person | +68.1% |
| 1985 | 0.005 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.005 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 ha per person | +34.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.006 ha per person | +88.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0065 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.007 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 ha per person | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0059 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0059 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0046 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0055 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.008 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0081 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0067 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.009 ha per person | +34.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.011 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 ha per person | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0137 ha per person | +4.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0137 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0137 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +88.9% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0137 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0137 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.