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 |
| Micronesia |
2,000 |
| Kiribati |
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% |
