Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 8.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 8.56 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 8.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.56 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Ghana 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1966 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 1.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1971 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.69 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.27 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2.14 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 1985 | 3.45 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 1991 | 4.24 ha per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1992 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 3.75 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 4.1 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 4.61 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.95 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 5.89 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 6.48 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6.36 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.31 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 6.65 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 6.75 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.9 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.99 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 7.13 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7.26 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.32 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.6 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 7.96 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.35 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 8.53 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 3.82 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 ha per square kilometre | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | 6.86 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.17 ha per square kilometre | 6.75 ha per square kilometre | 7.96 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 ha per square kilometre | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | 8.56 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 8.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.