Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3699 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.3699 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.6047 ha per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.2052 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 77th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2052 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2098 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2135 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2196 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2295 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2421 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2633 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2641 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2816 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 0.3503 ha per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1971 | 0.3503 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5731 ha per square kilometre | +63.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4801 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6047 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4368 ha per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4206 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3107 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3226 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3714 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2505 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2395 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2595 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3094 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2485 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3986 ha per square kilometre | +60.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4685 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3085 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4808 ha per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3847 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3713 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3777 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3705 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4188 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3518 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5399 ha per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5551 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.579 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5977 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5807 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6043 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5973 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5365 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5235 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4271 ha per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3348 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2784 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3411 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3267 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3313 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3586 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3649 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3642 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3647 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.364 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.371 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3648 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3699 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3696 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3692 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3699 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2365 ha per square kilometre | 0.2052 ha per square kilometre | 0.2816 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4221 ha per square kilometre | 0.3107 ha per square kilometre | 0.6047 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3312 ha per square kilometre | 0.2395 ha per square kilometre | 0.4808 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4547 ha per square kilometre | 0.3518 ha per square kilometre | 0.5977 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.455 ha per square kilometre | 0.2784 ha per square kilometre | 0.6043 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3572 ha per square kilometre | 0.3313 ha per square kilometre | 0.371 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3697 ha per square kilometre | 0.3692 ha per square kilometre | 0.3699 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 square kilometre in Ghana?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.3699 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6047 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2052 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 77th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables 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
Vegetables 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.