Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 15,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 15,000 ha for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 57,130 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 42nd of 94 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.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 170 ha | — |
| 1969 | 705 ha | +314.7% |
| 1970 | 894 ha | +26.8% |
| 1971 | 1,945 ha | +117.6% |
| 1972 | 3,710 ha | +90.7% |
| 1973 | 4,383 ha | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 4,461 ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 13,204 ha | +196.0% |
| 1976 | 12,990 ha | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 23,917 ha | +84.1% |
| 1978 | 16,187 ha | -32.3% |
| 1979 | 12,140 ha | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 10,117 ha | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 9,000 ha | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,000 ha | -75.0% |
| 1986 | 8,116 ha | +305.8% |
| 1987 | 8,467 ha | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 9,080 ha | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 10,616 ha | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 14,408 ha | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 20,228 ha | +40.4% |
| 1992 | 29,000 ha | +43.4% |
| 1993 | 40,000 ha | +37.9% |
| 1994 | 27,780 ha | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 28,250 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 40,600 ha | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 49,030 ha | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 57,130 ha | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 45,000 ha | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 35,000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 19,200 ha | -45.1% |
| 2003 | 19,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25,000 ha | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 25,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 20,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 15,000 ha | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,000 ha | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 20,000 ha | +185.7% |
| 2012 | 18,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 16,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15,000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.22 ha | 0 ha | 705 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,383 ha | 894 ha | 23,917 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,240 ha | 2,000 ha | 10,616 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,143 ha | 14,408 ha | 57,130 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,740 ha | 15,000 ha | 50,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,500 ha | 7,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 15,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 South Africa 18,385 ha compare
- 40 Kenya 16,469 ha compare
- 41 Senegal 15,992 ha compare
- 43 Bangladesh 14,724 ha compare
- 44 Madagascar 13,122 ha compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 12,899 ha compare
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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ghana?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Ghana was 15,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 57,130 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.