Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0272 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.0272 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0275 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per square kilometre, in 1977.
Ghana ranks 38th of 125 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1972 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 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 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0172 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0257 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0261 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 35 Honduras 0.0293 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Hungary 0.0282 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Poland 0.0277 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Zambia 0.0266 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Georgia 0.0225 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0222 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 unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0272 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0275 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 38th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Unmanufactured tobacco — 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
Unmanufactured tobacco — 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.