Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0563 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0563 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0719 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0358 ha per person, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 3rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0544 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0534 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0564 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.057 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.045 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0492 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0493 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0514 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0719 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 1971 | 0.07 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0648 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0633 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0642 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.059 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0488 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0429 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0431 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0416 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0402 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0375 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0385 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0358 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.065 ha per person | +81.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0575 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0553 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0553 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0515 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.058 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0379 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0611 ha per person | +61.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0601 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.055 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0502 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0536 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0589 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0566 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0602 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0624 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0628 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0665 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0697 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0692 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0656 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.064 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0628 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0607 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0624 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0628 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0602 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0585 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0571 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0568 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0563 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0555 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0564 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.058 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0583 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0584 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0586 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0577 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0563 ha per person | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0517 ha per person | 0.045 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0719 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0494 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0556 ha per person | 0.0379 ha per person | 0.0624 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0647 ha per person | 0.0607 ha per person | 0.0697 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0576 ha per person | 0.0555 ha per person | 0.0603 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.0563 ha per person | 0.0586 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0563 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0719 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0358 ha per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, 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.