Ghana Arable Land 1961-2024
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Ghana arable land for 2021 was 4,708,900, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
- Ghana arable land for 2020 was 4,709,900, a 1.04% increase from 2019.
- Ghana arable land for 2019 was 4,661,644, a 1.05% increase from 2018.
- Ghana arable land for 2018 was 4,613,387, a 1.06% increase from 2017.
Similar Country Ranking |
Country Name |
Hectares |
India |
154,447,948 |
Nigeria |
36,872,000 |
Ukraine |
32,924,000 |
Pakistan |
30,510,000 |
Indonesia |
26,300,000 |
Sudan |
20,994,840 |
Myanmar |
10,990,000 |
Bangladesh |
8,110,000 |
Morocco |
7,512,000 |
Vietnam |
6,787,000 |
Cameroon |
6,200,000 |
Kenya |
5,800,000 |
Philippines |
5,590,000 |
Angola |
5,373,000 |
Bolivia |
4,868,367 |
Ghana |
4,708,900 |
Cambodia |
4,120,140 |
Uzbekistan |
4,016,100 |
Zambia |
3,800,000 |
Egypt |
3,077,000 |
Tunisia |
2,831,300 |
Moldova |
1,711,000 |
Nicaragua |
1,503,000 |
Sri Lanka |
1,372,000 |
Mongolia |
1,332,800 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
1,287,400 |
Lao PDR |
1,224,000 |
Honduras |
1,018,000 |
El Salvador |
721,000 |
Republic of Congo |
550,000 |
Mauritania |
450,000 |
Lesotho |
429,000 |
Papua New Guinea |
331,000 |
Georgia |
312,000 |
Eswatini |
177,000 |
Timor-Leste |
111,500 |
Bhutan |
94,000 |
Cabo Verde |
50,000 |
West Bank and Gaza |
41,900 |
Solomon Islands |
23,000 |
Vanuatu |
20,000 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
4,000 |
Djibouti |
3,000 |
Kiribati |
2,000 |
Micronesia |
2,000 |
Ghana Arable Land - Historical Data |
Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
2021 |
4,708,900 |
0.14 |
20.70% |
2020 |
4,709,900 |
0.15 |
20.70% |
2019 |
4,661,644 |
0.15 |
20.49% |
2018 |
4,613,387 |
0.15 |
20.28% |
2017 |
4,565,130 |
0.15 |
20.06% |
2016 |
4,516,874 |
0.15 |
19.85% |
2015 |
4,468,617 |
0.15 |
19.64% |
2014 |
4,420,361 |
0.16 |
19.43% |
2013 |
4,372,104 |
0.16 |
19.21% |
2012 |
4,323,848 |
0.16 |
19.00% |
2011 |
4,275,591 |
0.16 |
18.79% |
2010 |
4,227,335 |
0.17 |
18.58% |
2009 |
4,179,078 |
0.17 |
18.37% |
2008 |
4,130,822 |
0.17 |
18.15% |
2007 |
4,082,565 |
0.17 |
17.94% |
2006 |
4,034,309 |
0.17 |
17.73% |
2005 |
3,986,052 |
0.18 |
17.52% |
2004 |
3,937,796 |
0.18 |
17.31% |
2003 |
3,889,539 |
0.18 |
17.09% |
2002 |
3,841,283 |
0.19 |
16.88% |
2001 |
3,793,026 |
0.19 |
16.67% |
2000 |
3,744,770 |
0.19 |
16.46% |
1999 |
3,696,513 |
0.19 |
16.25% |
1998 |
3,648,257 |
0.19 |
16.03% |
1997 |
3,600,000 |
0.20 |
15.82% |
1996 |
3,200,000 |
0.18 |
14.06% |
1995 |
3,000,000 |
0.17 |
13.18% |
1994 |
2,800,000 |
0.16 |
12.31% |
1993 |
2,800,000 |
0.17 |
12.31% |
1992 |
2,800,000 |
0.17 |
12.31% |
1991 |
2,800,000 |
0.18 |
12.31% |
1990 |
2,700,000 |
0.17 |
11.87% |
1989 |
2,600,000 |
0.17 |
11.43% |
1988 |
2,600,000 |
0.18 |
11.43% |
1987 |
2,500,000 |
0.17 |
10.99% |
1986 |
2,400,000 |
0.17 |
10.55% |
1985 |
2,400,000 |
0.18 |
10.55% |
1984 |
2,300,000 |
0.17 |
10.11% |
1983 |
2,100,000 |
0.16 |
9.23% |
1982 |
2,100,000 |
0.17 |
9.23% |
1981 |
1,900,000 |
0.16 |
8.35% |
1980 |
1,900,000 |
0.16 |
8.35% |
1979 |
1,900,000 |
0.17 |
8.35% |
1978 |
1,900,000 |
0.17 |
8.35% |
1977 |
1,800,000 |
0.17 |
7.91% |
1976 |
1,800,000 |
0.17 |
7.91% |
1975 |
1,800,000 |
0.18 |
7.91% |
1974 |
1,700,000 |
0.17 |
7.47% |
1973 |
1,700,000 |
0.18 |
7.47% |
1972 |
1,700,000 |
0.18 |
7.47% |
1971 |
1,700,000 |
0.19 |
7.47% |
1970 |
1,700,000 |
0.19 |
7.47% |
1969 |
1,700,000 |
0.20 |
7.47% |
1968 |
1,700,000 |
0.20 |
7.47% |
1967 |
1,700,000 |
0.21 |
7.47% |
1966 |
1,700,000 |
0.21 |
7.47% |
1965 |
1,700,000 |
0.22 |
7.47% |
1964 |
1,700,000 |
0.22 |
7.47% |
1963 |
1,700,000 |
0.23 |
7.47% |
1962 |
1,700,000 |
0.23 |
7.47% |
1961 |
1,700,000 |
0.24 |
7.47% |