How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.2 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.36 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1968
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Ghana 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.3362 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.3766 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4351 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5757 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7542 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1971 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1972 | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9749 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9639 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1976 | 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 1.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1988 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 1.6 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 1.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 1.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 1.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1997 | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 2.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 1.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 1.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.59 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.65 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.63 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4099 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5757 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.7542 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.42 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.92 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.85 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 68 Malawi 2.31 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 69 Oman 2.3 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 70 Cape Verde 2.21 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 72 Barbados 2.18 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 2.12 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 74 Portugal 2.03 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Ghana was 2.2 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3257 metric tons per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Ghana rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.