Drained organic soils — Area in Ghana

Ghana: Drained organic soils — Area was 1,696 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,696 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 216 countries
All-time high
1,951 ha
in 2002
All-time low
1,528 ha
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Ghana, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 1.8k ha1991: 1.8k ha1992: 1.8k ha1993: 1.8k ha1994: 1.8k ha1995: 1.9k ha1996: 1.9k ha1997: 1.9k ha1998: 1.9k ha1999: 1.9k ha2000: 1.9k ha2001: 1.9k ha2002: 2.0k ha2003: 1.9k ha2004: 1.9k ha2005: 1.9k ha2006: 1.9k ha2007: 1.9k ha2008: 1.8k ha2009: 1.7k ha2010: 1.7k ha2011: 1.7k ha2012: 1.7k ha2013: 1.6k ha2014: 1.5k ha2015: 1.5k ha2016: 1.5k ha2017: 1.5k ha2018: 1.6k ha2019: 1.6k ha2020: 1.6k ha2021: 1.7k ha2022: 1.7k ha2023: 1.7k ha2024: 1.7k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1,696 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024.

The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Ghana peaked at 1,951 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,528 ha, in 2016.

Ghana ranks 86th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,869 ha 1,844 ha 1,894 ha 10
2000s 1,877 ha 1,713 ha 1,951 ha 10
2010s 1,592 ha 1,528 ha 1,692 ha 10
2020s 1,669 ha 1,605 ha 1,696 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 83 Slovak Republic 2,389 ha compare
  2. 84 Costa Rica 1,755 ha compare
  3. 85 Fiji, Republic of 1,749 ha compare
  4. 87 Ecuador 1,626 ha compare
  5. 88 Puerto Rico 1,342 ha compare
  6. 89 Serbia and Montenegro 1,292 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Ghana?
Drained organic soils — area in Ghana was 1,696 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1,951 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,528 ha in 2016.
How does Ghana rank for drained organic soils — area?
Ghana ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.