Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana
Ghana: Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land was 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ for renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana peaked at 11,640 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6,069 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 24th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11,640 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 11,549 real chained 2019 US$ | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 11,560 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 11,001 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 10,699 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 10,318 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 10,029 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9,732 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 9,386 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 9,013 real chained 2019 US$ | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 8,837 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 8,531 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 8,303 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8,020 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 7,873 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 7,722 real chained 2019 US$ | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7,482 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 7,317 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7,144 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,979 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6,821 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6,639 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,469 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 6,328 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 6,196 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,290 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,699 real chained 2019 US$ | 11,640 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,004 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,873 real chained 2019 US$ | 10,318 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,910 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,196 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,722 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ | 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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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 renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land in Ghana was 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 11,640 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,069 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Renewable natural capital per capita, agricultural land (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.