What is land area in Ghana?

Land area in Ghana was 227,533 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 227,540 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 227,530 sq. km in 2020.

How does Ghana rank for land area?

Ghana ranks 82nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Ghana

Name: Land area in Ghana
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ghana: Land area was 227,533 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

227,533 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

82nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

227,540 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

227,530 sq. km

in 2020

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Ghana, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Ghana stood at 227,533 sq. km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Ghana peaked at 227,540 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 227,530 sq. km, in 2020.

Ghana ranks 82nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	9
1970s	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	10
1980s	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	10
1990s	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	10
2000s	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	10
2010s	227,539 sq. km	227,533 sq. km	227,540 sq. km	10
2020s	227,532 sq. km	227,530 sq. km	227,533 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

79 United Kingdom 241,930 sq. km compare
80 Laos 230,800 sq. km compare
81 Romania 230,080 sq. km compare
83 Guyana 211,140 sq. km compare
84 Belarus 202,983 sq. km compare
85 Uganda 200,520 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Rural population 41.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 2,688 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 5.77 million metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Ghana?: Land area in Ghana was 227,533 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 227,540 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 227,530 sq. km in 2020.
How does Ghana rank for land area?: Ghana ranks 82nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.