Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▲ Rising
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 57.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 42nd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +48.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +75.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +57.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 39 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Suriname 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 43 Tonga 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 44 Kiribati 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Albania 0.0001 units 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 natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents 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.
Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural resource rents 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
Natural resource rents 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.