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Africa > Ghana > Agriculture

GHANAIAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural growth 152 [8th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area 64.76 % of land area Time series [29th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 147,350 sq. km Time series [59th of 198]
    Agricultural land > sq. km (per capita) 6,946.586 sq. km per 1,000 people Time series [71st of 199]
Agricultural machinery > tractors 3,600 Time series [110th of 190]
    Agricultural machinery > tractors (per capita) 0.17 per 1 million people Time series [150th of 190]
Agricultural machinery > tractors per 100 hectares of arable land 8.6 Time series [157th of 188]
Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports 4.99 % Time series [28th of 154]
Agricultural raw materials imports > % of merchandise imports 1.31 % Time series [79th of 155]
    Agriculture, value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 100.43 $ per capita Time series [102nd of 164]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 374.53 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [13th of 182]
    Agriculture, value added > current US$ (per capita) 181.573 $ per capita Time series [79th of 182]
Arable and permanent cropland 5,809 thousand hectares [40th of 148]
    Arable and permanent cropland (per capita) 264.695 thousand hectares per 1 m [64th of 148]
Arable land > % of land area 18.39 % of land area Time series [60th of 199]
Arable land > hectares 4,185,000 hectares Time series [50th of 199]
    Arable land > hectares (per capita) 197.295 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [81st of 200]
Area > Peanut 470,000 [10th of 19]
    Area > Peanut (per capita) 0.214 per 10 people [5th of 19]
Cereal production 152 thousand metric tons [8th of 149]
    Cereal production (per capita) 0.00692609 thousand metric tons per [91st of 149]
Cereal production growth 71% [11th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,457.6 kg/ha Time series [124th of 171]
Cotton exports 15 thousand bales [49th of 109]
Cotton imports 10 thousand bales [68th of 109]
Cotton production 70 [37th of 109]
    Cotton production (per capita) 0.319 per 100,000 people [38th of 109]
Cotton stocks 18 thousand bales [68th of 109]
Cotton use 64 thousand bales [62nd of 109]
Crop production index 121.2 % Time series [25th of 182]
Exports to USA > Arrowroot salep sago pith etc $1,570.00 [8th of 52]
    Exports to USA > Arrowroot salep sago pith etc (per capita) $0.07 per 1,000 people [9th of 52]
Exports to USA > Cabbage $0.00 [11th of 15]
    Exports to USA > Cabbage (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [10th of 15]
Exports to USA > Cassava $3.00 [18th of 30]
    Exports to USA > Cassava (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [13th of 30]
Exports to USA > Fruit juices $0.00 [79th of 84]
    Exports to USA > Fruit juices (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [76th of 84]
Exports to USA > Fruits $0.00 [48th of 62]
    Exports to USA > Fruits (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [46th of 62]
Exports to USA > Leguminous vegetables $0.00 [32nd of 38]
    Exports to USA > Leguminous vegetables (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [31st of 38]
Exports to USA > Pineapples $6.00 [14th of 27]
    Exports to USA > Pineapples (per capita) $0.00 per 1,000 people [12th of 27]
Fertilizer consumption > 100 grams per hectare of arable land 74.22 100 g/ha of arable land Time series [136th of 169]
Fertilizer consumption > metric tons 31,030 metric tons Time series [98th of 169]
    Fertilizer consumption > metric tons (per capita) 1.495 metric tons per 1 milli Time series [138th of 176]
Fertilizer use 2 kg [127th of 138]
Food production index 121 % Time series [16th of 182]
Grains > Rice imports 250 thousand metric tons [28th of 38]
    Grains > Rice imports (per capita) 11.3916 thousand metric tons per [19th of 38]
Irrigated land > % of cropland 0.49 % Time series [149th of 164]
Labor share 56.6% [41st of 149]
Land under cereal production > hectares 1,332,716 hectares Time series [61st of 176]
    Land under cereal production > hectares (per capita) 60,268.984 hectares per 1,000 peop Time series [100th of 177]
Livestock production index 111.8 % Time series [47th of 181]
Meat production 140 thousand metric tons [91st of 149]
    Meat production (per capita) 0.00637929 thousand metric tons per [131st of 149]
Meat production growth 4% [104th of 149]
Organic cropland 5,453 hectares [50th of 88]
    Organic cropland (per capita) 0.248474 hectares per 1,000 peopl [53rd of 88]
Permanent cropland > % of land area 9.67 % of land area Time series [30th of 187]
Permanent crops 2,200,000 hectares [15th of 181]
    Permanent crops (per capita) 100.246 hectares per 1,000 peopl [16th of 181]
Pesticide use 0 kg [43rd of 45]
Production > Peanut 440,000 [10th of 19]
    Production > Peanut (per capita) 20.0492 per 1,000 people [5th of 19]
Products
cocoa, rice, cassava, peanuts, corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber
Root and tuber production 11,109 thousand metric tons [12th of 149]
    Root and tuber production (per capita) 0.506197 thousand metric tons per [4th of 149]
Root and tuber production growth 127% [10th of 149]
Tractor concentration 0.6 [125th of 147]
Tractors 3,570 [103rd of 147]
    Tractors (per capita) 162.672 per 1 million people [117th of 147]
Value added 35.9 [23rd of 158]
value added > annual % growth 4.14 % Time series [49th of 164]
value added > constant 2000 US$ 2,220,790,000 constant 2000 US$ Time series [59th of 164]
    value added > constant 2000 US$ (per capita) 100.43 constant 2000 US$ per c Time series [102nd of 164]
value added > constant LCU 5357058000 Time series
value added > current LCU 36427100000000 Time series
value added > current US$ 4,015,092,000 $ Time series [46th of 172]
    value added > current US$ (per $ GDP) 374.53 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [13th of 182]
    value added > current US$ (per capita) 181.573 $ per capita Time series [79th of 182]
value added per worker > constant 2000 US$ 354.19 constant 2000 US$ Time series [121st of 163]
Workers per hectare 0.9 [54th of 148]
Yield > Peanut 0.94 [15th of 19]

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; United States Department of Agriculture; Agribusiness Online; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ghana, Republic of Ghana

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