Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana is 0.0069 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0333 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0069 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Ghana 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0317 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0303 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0295 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0288 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0274 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0246 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0239 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0225 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0219 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0189 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0175 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0171 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0163 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0159 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0069 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0069 sq. km per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.0274 sq. km per person | 0.0333 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0236 sq. km per person | 0.0206 sq. km per person | 0.0267 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0178 sq. km per person | 0.0159 sq. km per person | 0.02 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 sq. km per person | 0.0125 sq. km per person | 0.0155 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 sq. km per person | 0.0096 sq. km per person | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 sq. km per person | 0.0069 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Ghana was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0333 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.