The extent of agricultural land in Ghana reached roughly 126,000 square kilometers in 2021. Over the examined period, the size of agricultural land in the country remained relatively stable, reaching a peak in 2010 at approximately 127.4 thousand square kilometers.
Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021
(in square kilometers)
The Food and Agricultural Organization defines agricultural land as the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures, including temporary crops, 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.
Figures are rounded.
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World Bank. (October 26, 2023). Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/
World Bank. "Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in square kilometers)." Chart. October 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/
World Bank. (2023). Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/
World Bank. "Total Agricultural Land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/
World Bank, Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Total agricultural land in Ghana from 2008 to 2021 (in square kilometers) [Graph], World Bank, October 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118779/agricultural-land-in-ghana-in-square-kilometers/
