Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0282 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0282 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0472 ha per square kilometre
in 1969
All-time low
0.0066 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0282 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0472 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 88th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0391 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0356 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | -62.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0203 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 ha per square kilometre | 0.0276 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 85 Sudan 0.0342 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Lebanon 0.031 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Central African Republic 0.0292 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Papua New Guinea 0.0257 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Guinea 0.0245 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Angola 0.0241 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0282 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 88th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.