Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in Ghana
Ghana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) was -0.4516 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Ghana, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -0.4516 % change on previous year for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 215.5% on the previous year and down 126.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Ghana peaked at 86.48 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -32.9 % change on previous year, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.5128 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +1469.6% |
| 1964 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 1965 | -19.1 % change on previous year | -630.5% |
| 1966 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 1967 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 1968 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +96.5% |
| 1969 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +100.2% |
| 1970 | 43.62 % change on previous year | +528.8% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | -4.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | 0.4902 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1974 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +795.6% |
| 1975 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -224.2% |
| 1976 | -14.83 % change on previous year | +172.0% |
| 1977 | -9.48 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1978 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1979 | -0.6186 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 1980 | -0.4149 % change on previous year | -32.9% |
| 1981 | -4.17 % change on previous year | +904.2% |
| 1982 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -238.8% |
| 1983 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -173.2% |
| 1984 | 86.48 % change on previous year | -2142.8% |
| 1985 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1986 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1987 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -246.3% |
| 1988 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -305.0% |
| 1989 | 15.45 % change on previous year | -432.6% |
| 1990 | -32.9 % change on previous year | -313.0% |
| 1991 | 65.28 % change on previous year | -298.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7256 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 1993 | -6.18 % change on previous year | -952.3% |
| 1994 | -6.41 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1996 | 12.49 % change on previous year | +35.8% |
| 1997 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1998 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -670.6% |
| 1999 | 6.11 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 8.77 % change on previous year | +168.9% |
| 2002 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2004 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -227.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0724 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7699 % change on previous year | +962.7% |
| 2007 | -0.8525 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 2008 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -728.6% |
| 2009 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2010 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -149.3% |
| 2011 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -240.7% |
| 2012 | -0.3698 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2013 | -0.0307 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 2014 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -5695.5% |
| 2015 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8254 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2018 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +354.3% |
| 2019 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -46.9% |
| 2021 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.391 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2024 | -0.4516 % change on previous year | -215.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -0.4516 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1903 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's -0.4516 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3735 % change on previous year. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate (Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +5695.5% | -0.0307 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +2142.8% | -4.23 % change on previous year | 86.48 % change on previous year |
| 1963 | +1469.6% | 0.5128 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 % change on previous year | -19.1 % change on previous year | 11.83 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -14.83 % change on previous year | 43.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.53 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year | 86.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 % change on previous year | -32.9 % change on previous year | 65.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -2.63 % change on previous year | 8.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 % change on previous year | -0.4516 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 119 South Sudan -0.3578 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Lithuania -0.4073 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Botswana -0.4387 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Eswatini -0.4518 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Jamaica -0.4642 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Bahamas -0.5236 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Ghana?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate in Ghana was -0.4516 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 86.48 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.9 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Ghana ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.