Breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana
Ghana: Breakdown of habitable land area was 579,220 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana stood at 579,220 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over five years.
That places Ghana 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 548,740 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 536,910 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 552,800 hectares | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 559,840 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 579,220 hectares | +3.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 579,220 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 7.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 579,220 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 12.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Ghana was 579,220 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 579,220 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 536,910 hectares in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.