Ghana Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth
Ghana GH: Agricultural Irrigated Land: % of Total Agricultural Land
GH: Agricultural Irrigated Land: % of Total Agricultural Land data was reported at 0.229 % in 2014. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.178 % for 2013. GH: Agricultural Irrigated Land: % of Total Agricultural Land data is updated yearly, averaging 0.191 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.229 % in 2014 and a record low of 0.071 % in 2007. GH: Agricultural Irrigated Land: % of Total Agricultural Land data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.23 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Ghana GH: Agricultural Land
GH: Agricultural Land data was reported at 157,000.000 sq km in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 157,000.000 sq km for 2014. GH: Agricultural Land data is updated yearly, averaging 125,000.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 157,200.000 sq km in 2011 and a record low of 117,000.000 sq km in 1974. GH: Agricultural Land data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 157,000.00 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area
GH: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area data was reported at 68.999 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 68.999 % for 2014. GH: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 54.935 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.087 % in 2011 and a record low of 51.420 % in 1974. GH: Agricultural Land: % of Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 69.00 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Arable Land
GH: Arable Land data was reported at 4,700,000.000 ha in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4,700,000.000 ha for 2014. GH: Arable Land data is updated yearly, averaging 2,600,000.000 ha from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,720,000.000 ha in 2011 and a record low of 1,700,000.000 ha in 1974. GH: Arable Land data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Arable land (in hectares) 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; ;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,700,000.00 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Arable Land: % of Land Area
GH: Arable Land: % of Land Area data was reported at 20.656 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 20.656 % for 2014. GH: Arable Land: % of Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 11.427 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.744 % in 2011 and a record low of 7.471 % in 1974. GH: Arable Land: % of Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.66 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Arable Land: Hectares per Person
GH: Arable Land: Hectares per Person data was reported at 0.170 ha in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.174 ha for 2014. GH: Arable Land: Hectares per Person data is updated yearly, averaging 0.187 ha from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.248 ha in 1961 and a record low of 0.170 ha in 2015. GH: Arable Land: Hectares per Person data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Arable land (hectares per person) 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.17 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Average Precipitation in Depth
GH: Average Precipitation in Depth data was reported at 1,187.000 mm/Year in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,187.000 mm/Year for 2012. GH: Average Precipitation in Depth data is updated yearly, averaging 1,187.000 mm/Year from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2014, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,187.000 mm/Year in 2014 and a record low of 1,187.000 mm/Year in 2014. GH: Average Precipitation in Depth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; ;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,187.00 2014 | yearly | 1962 - 2014 |
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Ghana GH: Bird Species: Threatened
GH: Bird Species: Threatened data was reported at 20.000 Unit in 2017. GH: Bird Species: Threatened data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 Unit from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. GH: Bird Species: Threatened data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Birds are listed for countries included within their breeding or wintering ranges. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.00 2017 | yearly | 2017 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Coal Rents: % of GDP
GH: Coal Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 0.000 % in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2015. GH: Coal Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. GH: Coal Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.00 2016 | yearly | 1971 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Disaster Risk Reduction Progress Score: 1=Worst to 5=Best
GH: Disaster Risk Reduction Progress Score: 1=Worst to 5=Best data was reported at 3.250 NA in 2011. GH: Disaster Risk Reduction Progress Score: 1=Worst to 5=Best data is updated yearly, averaging 3.250 NA from Dec 2011 (Median) to 2011, with 1 observations. GH: Disaster Risk Reduction Progress Score: 1=Worst to 5=Best data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Disaster risk reduction progress score is an average of self-assessment scores, ranging from 1 to 5, submitted by countries under Priority 1 of the Hyogo Framework National Progress Reports. The Hyogo Framework is a global blueprint for disaster risk reduction efforts that was adopted by 168 countries in 2005. Assessments of 'Priority 1' include four indicators that reflect the degree to which countries have prioritized disaster risk reduction and the strengthening of relevant institutions.; ; (UNISDR, 2009-2011 Progress Reports, http://www.preventionweb.net/english/hyogo).; ;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.25 2011 | yearly | 2011 - 2011 |
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Ghana GH: Droughts, Floods, Extreme Temperatures: Average 1990-2009: % of Population
GH: Droughts, Floods, Extreme Temperatures: Average 1990-2009: % of Population data was reported at 0.974 % in 2009. GH: Droughts, Floods, Extreme Temperatures: Average 1990-2009: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.974 % from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2009, with 1 observations. GH: Droughts, Floods, Extreme Temperatures: Average 1990-2009: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database: www.emdat.be, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels (Belgium), World Bank.; ;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.97 2009 | yearly | 2009 - 2009 |
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Ghana GH: Fish Species: Threatened
GH: Fish Species: Threatened data was reported at 57.000 Unit in 2017. GH: Fish Species: Threatened data is updated yearly, averaging 57.000 Unit from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. GH: Fish Species: Threatened data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Fish species are based on Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.; ; Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2008. FishBase database, www.fishbase.org.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 57.00 2017 | yearly | 2017 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Forest Area
GH: Forest Area data was reported at 93,370.000 sq km in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 93,086.000 sq km for 2014. GH: Forest Area data is updated yearly, averaging 89,810.000 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93,370.000 sq km in 2015 and a record low of 86,270.000 sq km in 1990. GH: Forest Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 93,370.00 2015 | yearly | 1990 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Forest Area: % of Land Area
GH: Forest Area: % of Land Area data was reported at 41.035 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.910 % for 2014. GH: Forest Area: % of Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 39.470 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.035 % in 2015 and a record low of 37.914 % in 1990. GH: Forest Area: % of Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 41.03 2015 | yearly | 1990 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Forest Rents: % of GDP
GH: Forest Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 8.674 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.952 % for 2015. GH: Forest Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 6.075 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.901 % in 2003 and a record low of 2.228 % in 1971. GH: Forest Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.67 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Land Area
GH: Land Area data was reported at 227,540.000 sq km in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 227,540.000 sq km for 2016. GH: Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 227,540.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 227,540.000 sq km in 2017 and a record low of 227,540.000 sq km in 2017. GH: Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 227,540.00 2017 | yearly | 1961 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area
GH: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.562 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.562 % for 2000. GH: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.562 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.562 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.562 % in 2010. GH: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.56 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Mammal Species: Threatened
GH: Mammal Species: Threatened data was reported at 22.000 Unit in 2017. GH: Mammal Species: Threatened data is updated yearly, averaging 22.000 Unit from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. GH: Mammal Species: Threatened data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Mammal species are mammals excluding whales and porpoises. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 22.00 2017 | yearly | 2017 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area
GH: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area data was reported at 0.093 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.700 % for 2014. GH: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.896 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.700 % in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1990. GH: Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Surface Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.09 2016 | yearly | 1990 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Mineral Rents: % of GDP
GH: Mineral Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 6.082 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.970 % for 2015. GH: Mineral Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.879 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.350 % in 2012 and a record low of 0.039 % in 1999. GH: Mineral Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Mineral rents are the difference between the value of production for a stock of minerals at world prices and their total costs of production. Minerals included in the calculation are tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6.08 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP
GH: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 0.037 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.052 % for 2015. GH: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.052 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2013. GH: Natural Gas Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Natural gas rents are the difference between the value of natural gas production at regional prices and total costs of production.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.04 2016 | yearly | 1971 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Oil Rents: % of GDP
GH: Oil Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 1.574 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.843 % for 2015. GH: Oil Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.036 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.672 % in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 % in 1978. GH: Oil Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.57 2016 | yearly | 1971 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area
GH: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area data was reported at 11.866 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 11.866 % for 2014. GH: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 7.471 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2015, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.306 % in 2008 and a record low of 6.592 % in 1990. GH: Permanent Cropland: % of Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Permanent cropland 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.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.87 2015 | yearly | 1961 - 2015 |
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Ghana GH: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened
GH: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened data was reported at 119.000 Unit in 2017. GH: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened data is updated yearly, averaging 119.000 Unit from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. GH: Plant Species: Higher: Threatened data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Higher plants are native vascular plant species. Threatened species are the number of species classified by the IUCN as endangered, vulnerable, rare, indeterminate, out of danger, or insufficiently known.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and International Union for Conservation of Nature, Red List of Threatened Species.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 119.00 2017 | yearly | 2017 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population
GH: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data was reported at 2.623 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.589 % for 2000. GH: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 2.589 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.623 % in 2010 and a record low of 2.589 % in 1990. GH: Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.62 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Rural Land Area
GH: Rural Land Area data was reported at 224,697.484 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 224,697.484 sq km for 2000. GH: Rural Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 224,697.484 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 224,697.484 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 224,697.484 sq km in 2010. GH: Rural Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area in square kilometers, derived from urban extent grids which distinguish urban and rural areas based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 224,697.48 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters
GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 1,170.144 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,170.144 sq km for 2000. GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 1,170.144 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,170.144 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 1,170.144 sq km in 2010. GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,170.14 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area
GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.507 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.507 % for 2000. GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.507 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.507 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.507 % in 2010. GH: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.51 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population
GH: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data was reported at 0.835 % in 2010. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.857 % for 2000. GH: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.857 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.943 % in 1990 and a record low of 0.835 % in 2010. GH: Rural Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.84 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Surface Area
GH: Surface Area data was reported at 238,540.000 sq km in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 238,540.000 sq km for 2016. GH: Surface Area data is updated yearly, averaging 238,540.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 238,540.000 sq km in 2017 and a record low of 238,540.000 sq km in 2017. GH: Surface Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 238,540.00 2017 | yearly | 1961 - 2017 |
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Ghana GH: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area
GH: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area data was reported at 7.794 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.790 % for 2014. GH: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area data is updated yearly, averaging 7.790 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.794 % in 2016 and a record low of 7.520 % in 1990. GH: Terrestrial & Marine Protected Areas: % of Total Territorial Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.79 2016 | yearly | 1990 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area
GH: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 15.060 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.050 % for 2014. GH: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 15.050 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.060 % in 2016 and a record low of 14.620 % in 1990. GH: Terrestrial Protected Areas: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.; ; United Nations Environmental Program and the World Conservation Monitoring Centre, as compiled by the World Resources Institute, based on data from national authorities, national legislation and international agreements.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 15.06 2016 | yearly | 1990 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP
GH: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP data was reported at 16.367 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16.817 % for 2015. GH: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 7.982 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2016, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.930 % in 2012 and a record low of 2.336 % in 1971. GH: Total Natural Resources Rents: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in 'The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future' (Lange et al 2018).; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16.37 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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Ghana GH: Urban Land Area
GH: Urban Land Area data was reported at 6,239.439 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 6,239.439 sq km for 2000. GH: Urban Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 6,239.439 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,239.439 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 6,239.439 sq km in 2010. GH: Urban Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 6,239.44 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters
GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 128.207 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 128.207 sq km for 2000. GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 128.207 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 128.207 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 128.207 sq km in 2010. GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 128.21 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area
GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.056 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.056 % for 2000. GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.056 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.056 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.056 % in 2010. GH: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.06 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |
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Ghana GH: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population
GH: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data was reported at 1.787 % in 2010. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.732 % for 2000. GH: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.732 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.787 % in 2010 and a record low of 1.646 % in 1990. GH: Urban Population Living in Areas Where Elevation is Below 5 meters: % of Total Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ghana – Table GH.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.79 2010 | yearly | 1990 - 2010 |