Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.011 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.011 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.4% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0272 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.007 ha per person, in 2017.
That places Ghana 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0209 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0211 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0215 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0216 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0198 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0175 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0178 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0173 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0272 ha per person | +57.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0254 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0212 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0227 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0202 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0235 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.016 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0142 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0219 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0161 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0169 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0188 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0126 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 0.019 ha per person | +50.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0154 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0191 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.014 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0166 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 0.019 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0187 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0192 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0177 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0163 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0163 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0162 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0136 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 ha per person | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.008 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.007 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.009 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0095 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.011 ha per person | +20.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.011 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.011 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0217 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0126 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.011 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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.011 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0272 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sorghum — 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.