Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana
Ghana: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3818 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3818
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
85th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 1983
All-time low
0.3818
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana stood at 0.3818. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana peaked at 1.28 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3818, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 85th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9871 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9684 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.8547 | -11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9509 | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9219 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8563 | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8898 | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8237 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7726 | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7426 | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7614 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7432 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.654 | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7457 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8497 | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9925 | +16.8% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 1.03 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.05 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.27 | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 1.28 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 1.13 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.05 | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 1.07 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9739 | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 1.26 | +29.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8741 | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8833 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8145 | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8421 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7782 | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7573 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8765 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8124 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7784 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.787 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7653 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6966 | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6762 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.657 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6469 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6381 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6671 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6001 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5504 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5458 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5301 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5072 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4985 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4819 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4858 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4841 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4577 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.441 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4272 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4156 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3874 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3893 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3818 | -1.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.3818 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.3818 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.917 | 0.8237 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8343 | 0.654 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.9739 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8673 | 0.7573 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6685 | 0.5504 | 0.787 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4859 | 0.4272 | 0.5458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3935 | 0.3818 | 0.4156 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Ghana was 0.3818 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 1983.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3818 in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).