Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Ghana

Ghana: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 418,298 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
418,298 ha
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
12th
of 133 countries
All-time high
418,298 ha
in 2024
All-time low
2,600 ha
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Ghana, 1987–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1987200520241987: 2.6k ha1988: 2.6k ha1989: 2.6k ha1990: 2.6k ha1991: 2.6k ha1992: 2.6k ha1993: 2.6k ha1994: 3.6k ha1995: 6.5k ha1996: 6.6k ha1997: 18.3k ha1998: 24.9k ha1999: 23.8k ha2000: 24.1k ha2001: 22.3k ha2002: 23.7k ha2003: 36.9k ha2004: 52.0k ha2005: 58.9k ha2006: 66.2k ha2007: 70.2k ha2008: 60.2k ha2009: 67.6k ha2010: 74.4k ha2011: 90.2k ha2012: 84.3k ha2013: 88.8k ha2014: 94.9k ha2015: 95.3k ha2016: 152.3k ha2017: 177.1k ha2018: 202.1k ha2019: 171.0k ha2020: 249.7k ha2021: 306.2k ha2022: 384.3k ha2023: 384.0k ha2024: 418.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, treenuts, total — area harvested in Ghana stood at 418,298 ha. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 340.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 418,298 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,600 ha, in 1987.

Ghana ranks 12th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,600 ha 2,600 ha 2,600 ha 3
1990s 9,398 ha 2,600 ha 24,884 ha 10
2000s 48,198 ha 22,272 ha 70,200 ha 10
2010s 123,044 ha 74,414 ha 202,120 ha 10
2020s 348,497 ha 249,742 ha 418,298 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 9 Benin 493,004 ha compare
  2. 10 Brazil 459,488 ha compare
  3. 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 422,386 ha compare
  4. 13 Viet Nam 287,250 ha compare
  5. 14 Morocco 254,347 ha compare
  6. 15 Portugal 227,180 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is treenuts, total — area harvested in Ghana?
Treenuts, total — area harvested in Ghana was 418,298 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 418,298 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2,600 ha in 1987.
How does Ghana rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
Ghana ranks 12th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 340.7%. 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 Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 7,620 data points, 1961–2024
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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.