107.93% Increase in Ghana's Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) - The World Bank Report

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Highlights of this Analysis on Ghana (Comparison 2010 vs 2018) :

107.93% Increase in Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)
100.00% Decrease in Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
2.50% Increase in Forest area (% of land area)
94.12% Increase in Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
33.33% Increase in Access to electricity (% of population)
10.14% Increase in Agricultural land (% of land area)

Ghana a Sub-Saharan Africa regioned country, is categorized as Lower middle income country by United Nations. These below are few data elements published by The World Bank impacting overall Climate Change.

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Ghana Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Data Source : United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

Year

Ghana Urban population (% of total population)
Year	Values
1960	23
1970	28
1980	31
1990	36
2000	43
2010	50

Ghana Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

Observation : Ghana Urban population is in Increasing trend

1542824
2425904
3342948
5126895
8123929
12092963

Year

Ghana Urban population
Year	Values
1960	1542824
1970	2425904
1980	3342948
1990	5126895
2000	8123929
2010	12092963

Ghana Urban population growth (annual %)

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

Observation : Ghana Urban population growth (annual %) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana Urban population growth (annual %)
Year	Values
1960	7
1970	5
1980	3
1990	5
2000	4
2010	4

Ghana Population, total

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Data Source : (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.

Observation : Ghana Population, total is in Increasing trend

6635230
8520015
10805314
14353410
18812359
24170940

Year

Ghana Population, total
Year	Values
1960	6635230
1970	8520015
1980	10805314
1990	14353410
2000	18812359
2010	24170940

Ghana Population growth (annual %)

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Data Source : Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.

Observation : Ghana Population growth (annual %) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Population growth (annual %)
Year	Values
1960	3
1970	2
1980	2
1990	3
2000	2
2010	3

Ghana Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's child growth standards released in 2006.

Data Source : UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology.

Observation : Ghana Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	20
2010	0

Ghana Community health workers (per 1,000 people)

Community health workers include various types of community health aides, many with country-specific occupational titles such as community health officers, community health-education workers, family health workers, lady health visitors and health extension package workers.

Data Source : World Health Organization's Global Health Workforce Statistics, OECD, supplemented by country data.

Observation : Ghana Community health workers (per 1,000 people) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Community health workers (per 1,000 people)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	1
2010	0

Ghana Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Data Source : Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.

Observation : Ghana Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Year	Values
1960	209
1970	203
1980	168
1990	132
2000	103
2010	76

Ghana Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.

Data Source : UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Observation : Ghana Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	62
1990	0
2000	69
2010	82

Ghana School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.

Data Source : UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

Observation : Ghana School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	1
1990	1
2000	1
2010	1

Ghana Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)

Agriculture corresponds to ISIC divisions 1-5 and includes forestry, hunting, and fishing, as well as cultivation of crops and livestock production. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3 or 4.

Data Source : World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Observation : Ghana Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)
Year	Values
1960	41
1970	46
1980	60
1990	49
2000	36
2010	31

Ghana CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high)

The public sector management and institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.

Data Source : World Bank Group, CPIA database (http://www.worldbank.org/ida).

Observation : Ghana CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	0
2010	4

Ghana Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.

Data Source : United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

Observation : Ghana Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Year	Values
1960	9
1970	11
1980	12
1990	13
2000	15
2010	16

Ghana Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

Droughts, floods and extreme temperatures is the annual average percentage of the population that is affected by natural disasters classified as either droughts, floods, or extreme temperature events. A drought is an extended period of time characterized by a deficiency in a region's water supply that is the result of constantly below average precipitation. A drought can lead to losses to agriculture, affect inland navigation and hydropower plants, and cause a lack of drinking water and famine. A flood is a significant rise of water level in a stream, lake, reservoir or coastal region. Extreme temperature events are either cold waves or heat waves. A cold wave can be both a prolonged period of excessively cold weather and the sudden invasion of very cold air over a large area. Along with frost it can cause damage to agriculture, infrastructure, and property. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot and sometimes also humid weather relative to normal climate patterns of a certain region. Population affected is the number of people injured, left homeless or requiring immediate assistance during a period of emergency resulting from a natural disaster; it can also include displaced or evacuated people. Average percentage of population affected is calculated by dividing the sum of total affected for the period stated by the sum of the annual population figures for the period stated.

Data Source : EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database: www.emdat.be, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium), World Bank.

Observation : Ghana Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	0
2010	1

Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)

Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Data Source : World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

Observation : Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (% change from 1990)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	-18
2010	227

Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

Nitrous oxide emissions are emissions from agricultural biomass burning, industrial activities, and livestock management.

Data Source : European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Observation : Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) is in Increasing trend

0
0
3532
4050
4198
16672

Year

Ghana Nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	3532
1990	4050
2000	4198
2010	16672

Ghana Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Observation : Ghana Methane emissions (% change from 1990) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Methane emissions (% change from 1990)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	9
2010	153

Ghana Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Observation : Ghana Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) is in Increasing trend

0
0
5796
7052
8655
20037

Year

Ghana Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	5796
1990	7052
2000	8655
2010	20037

Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)

Total greenhouse gas emissions are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6). Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Observation : Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	220
2010	256

Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).

Observation : Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) is in Increasing trend

0
0
22212
25117
94526
104913

Year

Ghana Total greenhouse gas emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	22212
1990	25117
2000	94526
2010	104913

Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)

Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Observation : Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions (% change from 1990)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	462
2010	352

Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

Other greenhouse gas emissions are by-product emissions of hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.

Observation : Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) is in Decreasing trend

0
0
10263
10835
74834
58405

Year

Ghana Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	10263
1990	10835
2000	74834
2010	58405

Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)

Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (% of total)
Year	Values
1960	11
1970	3
1980	0
1990	0
2000	0
2010	0

Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)

Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions from solid fuel consumption (kt)
Year	Values
1960	165
1970	51
1980	4
1990	7
2000	0
2010	0

Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)

Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (% of total)
Year	Values
1960	89
1970	85
1980	95
1990	91
2000	86
2010	88

Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)

Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of petroleum-derived fuels as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt) is in Increasing trend

1298
1441
2519
3055
5618
6802

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption (kt)
Year	Values
1960	1298
1970	1441
1980	2519
1990	3055
2000	5618
2010	6802

Ghana CO2 emissions (kt)

Carbon dioxide emissions are those stemming from the burning of fossil fuels and the manufacture of cement. They include carbon dioxide produced during consumption of solid, liquid, and gas fuels and gas flaring.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions (kt) is in Increasing trend

1463
1690
2659
3344
6549
7708

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions (kt)
Year	Values
1960	1463
1970	1690
1980	2659
1990	3344
2000	6549
2010	7708

Ghana CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)

Carbon dioxide emissions from liquid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of natural gas as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana CO2 emissions from gaseous fuel consumption (kt)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	0
2010	11

Ghana CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use)

Carbon dioxide emissions from solid fuel consumption refer mainly to emissions from use of coal as an energy source.

Data Source : Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, United States.

Observation : Ghana CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana CO2 intensity (kg per kg of oil equivalent energy use)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	1
1990	1
2000	1
2010	1

Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)

Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	362
1990	361
2000	408
2010	281

Ghana Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

Electric power consumption measures the production of power plants and combined heat and power plants less transmission, distribution, and transformation losses and own use by heat and power plants.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	390
1990	306
2000	355
2010	260

Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2011 PPP)

Energy use per PPP GDP is the kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use per constant PPP GDP. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to 2011 constant international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2011 PPP) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Energy use (kg of oil equivalent) per $1,000 GDP (constant 2011 PPP)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	186
2010	98

Ghana Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)

Renewable energy consumption is the share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption.

Data Source : World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from the SE4ALL Global Tracking Framework led jointly by the World Bank, International Energy Agency, and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program.

Observation : Ghana Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Renewable energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	73
2010	50

Ghana Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)

Renewable electricity is the share of electrity generated by renewable power plants in total electricity generated by all types of plants.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2018 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	84
2010	77

Ghana Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Oil refers to crude oil and petroleum products.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Electricity production from oil sources (% of total) is in Stable trend

Year

Ghana Electricity production from oil sources (% of total)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	1
1990	0
2000	0
2010	0

Ghana Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)

Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Hydropower refers to electricity produced by hydroelectric power plants.

Data Source : IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

Observation : Ghana Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total) is in Decreasing trend

Year

Ghana Electricity production from hydroelectric sources (% of total)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	99
1990	100
2000	84
2010	77

Ghana Access to electricity (% of population)

Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.

Observation : Ghana Access to electricity (% of population) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Access to electricity (% of population)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	42
2010	63

Ghana Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.

Data Source : International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

Observation : Ghana Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	3
2010	9

Ghana Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Cereal yield (kg per hectare) is in Increasing trend

0
825
844
1013
1297
1660

Year

Ghana Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	825
1980	844
1990	1013
2000	1297
2010	1660

Ghana Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Forest area (% of land area) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Forest area (% of land area)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	39
2010	40

Ghana Forest area (sq. km)

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Forest area (sq. km) is in Increasing trend

0
0
0
0
88808
91666

Year

Ghana Forest area (sq. km)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	0
1980	0
1990	0
2000	88808
2010	91666

Ghana Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), 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.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Arable land (% of land area) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Arable land (% of land area)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	7
1980	8
1990	11
2000	17
2010	20

Ghana Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Agricultural land (% of land area) is in Increasing trend

Year

Ghana Agricultural land (% of land area)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	51
1980	53
1990	55
2000	62
2010	69

Ghana Agricultural land (sq. km)

Data Source : Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

Observation : Ghana Agricultural land (sq. km) is in Increasing trend

0
117000
120000
125000
141800
156000

Year

Ghana Agricultural land (sq. km)
Year	Values
1960	0
1970	117000
1980	120000
1990	125000
2000	141800
2010	156000