Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Rice — Area harvested, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.0092 ha per person
in 2023
Ghana
0.011 ha per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
40th
Ghana rank
37th

Rice — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
0.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.011 ha per person against 0.0092 ha per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0018 ha per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 37th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0082 ha per person 0.0047 ha per person 0.0035 ha per person Burkina Faso
1970s 0.0063 ha per person 0.008 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person Ghana
1980s 0.0033 ha per person 0.0055 ha per person 0.0022 ha per person Ghana
1990s 0.0034 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person 0.002 ha per person Ghana
2000s 0.004 ha per person 0.0057 ha per person 0.0017 ha per person Ghana
2010s 0.0081 ha per person 0.0078 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0094 ha per person 0.0105 ha per person 0.0011 ha per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — area harvested, per capita, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Ghana, at 0.011 ha per person against 0.0092 ha per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per capita between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
0.0018 ha per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th and Ghana ranks 37th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.