Ghana: total agricultural land

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)

Characteristic	Land area in square kilometers
2021	126,037
2020	126,037
2019	126,037
2018	126,071
2017	126,180
2016	126,634
2015	127,088
2014	126,999
2013	126,910
2012	126,821
2011	126,532
2010	127,443
2009	126,773
2008	125,903

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Ghana

Survey time period

2008 to 2021

Supplementary notes

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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