Ghana Arable Land 1960-2024

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Ghana arable land for 2022 was 0, a 100% decline from 2021.
  • Ghana arable land for 2021 was 4,708,900, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
  • Ghana arable land for 2020 was 4,709,900, a 1.04% increase from 2019.
  • Ghana arable land for 2019 was 4,661,644, a 1.05% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Ghana Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2022 0 0.00 0.00%
2021 4,708,900 0.14 20.70%
2020 4,709,900 0.15 20.70%
2019 4,661,644 0.15 20.49%
2018 4,613,387 0.15 20.28%
2017 4,565,130 0.15 20.06%
2016 4,516,874 0.15 19.85%
2015 4,468,617 0.15 19.64%
2014 4,420,361 0.16 19.43%
2013 4,372,104 0.16 19.21%
2012 4,323,848 0.16 19.00%
2011 4,275,591 0.16 18.79%
2010 4,227,335 0.17 18.58%
2009 4,179,078 0.17 18.37%
2008 4,130,822 0.17 18.15%
2007 4,082,565 0.17 17.94%
2006 4,034,309 0.17 17.73%
2005 3,986,052 0.18 17.52%
2004 3,937,796 0.18 17.31%
2003 3,889,539 0.18 17.09%
2002 3,841,283 0.19 16.88%
2001 3,793,026 0.19 16.67%
2000 3,744,770 0.19 16.46%
1999 3,696,513 0.19 16.25%
1998 3,648,257 0.19 16.03%
1997 3,600,000 0.20 15.82%
1996 3,200,000 0.18 14.06%
1995 3,000,000 0.17 13.18%
1994 2,800,000 0.16 12.31%
1993 2,800,000 0.17 12.31%
1992 2,800,000 0.17 12.31%
1991 2,800,000 0.18 12.31%
1990 2,700,000 0.17 11.87%
1989 2,600,000 0.17 11.43%
1988 2,600,000 0.18 11.43%
1987 2,500,000 0.17 10.99%
1986 2,400,000 0.17 10.55%
1985 2,400,000 0.18 10.55%
1984 2,300,000 0.17 10.11%
1983 2,100,000 0.16 9.23%
1982 2,100,000 0.17 9.23%
1981 1,900,000 0.16 8.35%
1980 1,900,000 0.16 8.35%
1979 1,900,000 0.17 8.35%
1978 1,900,000 0.17 8.35%
1977 1,800,000 0.17 7.91%
1976 1,800,000 0.17 7.91%
1975 1,800,000 0.18 7.91%
1974 1,700,000 0.17 7.47%
1973 1,700,000 0.18 7.47%
1972 1,700,000 0.18 7.47%
1971 1,700,000 0.19 7.47%
1970 1,700,000 0.19 7.47%
1969 1,700,000 0.20 7.47%
1968 1,700,000 0.20 7.47%
1967 1,700,000 0.21 7.47%
1966 1,700,000 0.21 7.47%
1965 1,700,000 0.22 7.47%
1964 1,700,000 0.22 7.47%
1963 1,700,000 0.23 7.47%
1962 1,700,000 0.23 7.47%
1961 1,700,000 0.24 7.47%
1960 0 0.00 0.00%