Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0138 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 112th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0065 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0072 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0074 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0089 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0138 ha per person | +59.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0112 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0138 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0097 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 1976 | 0.009 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 ha per person | -28.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 ha per person | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0065 ha per person | +56.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0075 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 ha per person | -35.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0073 ha per person | +52.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0057 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0046 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.007 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0057 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.003 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.003 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 109 Montenegro 0.0025 ha per person compare
- 110 Grenada 0.0025 ha per person compare
- 111 Uruguay 0.0025 ha per person compare
- 113 Zambia 0.0024 ha per person compare
- 114 South Africa 0.0024 ha per person compare
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0023 ha per person 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Ghana was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 112th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — 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
Vegetables Primary — 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.