Agricultural land in Ghana
Agricultural land made up 55.4% of the land area of Ghana in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
55.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
49th of 208
Agricultural land in Ghana over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.4% | – |
| 2023 | 55.4% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 55.4% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 54.8% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 54.3% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 54.4%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 49th highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
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Pesticide use
7.25e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
14.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
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