Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.63 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1209 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1231 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1423 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.142 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1966 | 0.145 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1921 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1968 | 0.201 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2417 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2668 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3076 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2901 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2936 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.345 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3384 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5669 ha per square kilometre | +67.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5406 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4615 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4351 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5098 ha per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2681 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1758 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3032 ha per square kilometre | +72.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2988 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3344 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3164 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2277 ha per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3147 ha per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3503 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3393 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3555 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.439 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4626 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5173 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5731 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4628 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5063 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5979 ha per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5397 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5142 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5247 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5274 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5494 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4787 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5836 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7135 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7965 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8679 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8329 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9489 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9844 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9053 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2022 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.63 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.63 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3312 ha per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +93.7% | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | 0.4171 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1632 ha per square kilometre | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3652 ha per square kilometre | 0.2417 ha per square kilometre | 0.5669 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3184 ha per square kilometre | 0.1758 ha per square kilometre | 0.5098 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4132 ha per square kilometre | 0.2153 ha per square kilometre | 0.5731 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5535 ha per square kilometre | 0.4787 ha per square kilometre | 0.7135 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9801 ha per square kilometre | 0.7965 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Ghana was 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1209 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.