Egypt vs Ghana: Breakdown of habitable land area

Egypt
670,760 hectares
in 2019
Ghana
579,220 hectares
in 2019
Egypt rank
38th
Ghana rank
40th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Egypt
  • Ghana
0200.0k400.0k600.0k201520172019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 670,760 hectares against 579,220 hectares in Ghana, a difference of 91,540 hectares.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 40th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.