Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0075 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.0075 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
That places Ghana 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0075 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 16.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.0075 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area 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.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Drained organic soils — Area 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.