Ghana Uber H3 level 6 database

Database for characterization of sub national units for Ghana using Uber H3 level 6 hexagons. Data includes crop, livestock, as well as climate data. H3 hexagons have unique identifiers that can be used to sum or average underlying data covered by area. As compared to square pixels, hexagons are better to fully cover a countries area. The lower the level used the better the fit.

Data sources used:

Livestock: FAO GLW (Cattle, Goats, Sheep, Chicken, Buffaloes) year 2015

Crops: IFPRI SPAM 2010 for Countries in SS Africa SPAM 2017

Climate: Worldclim 2.1

Elevation: SRTM CSI CGIAR

Field
Data

index
H3 index

ghbuffalo2
buffalo

ghcattle20
Cattle

ghducks201
Ducks

ghchicken2
Chicken

ghsheep201
Sheep

ghgoats201
Goats

ghshoats20
Shoats

ghacofarea
coffee area ha

ghbanaarea
banana area ha

ghbarlarea
barley area ha

ghbeanarea
bean area ha

ghcassarea
cassava area

ghcnutarea
colanut area

ghcottarea
cotton area

ghcowparea
cowpea area ha

ghgrouarea
groundnut area ha

ghlentarea
lentil area ha

ghmaizarea
maize area ha

ghocerarea
other cereal area ha

ghofibarea
other fiber crops area ha

ghooilarea
other oilcrops area ha

ghopularea
other pulses area ha

ghortsarea
other rtbs area ha

ghplntarea
plantain area ha

ghpmilarea
pearl milletarea ha

ghpotaarea
potato area ha

ghrapearea
Rape area ha

ghrestarea
Rest of cops  area ha

ghricearea
rice area ha

ghsesaarea
sesame area ha

ghsmilarea
millet area ha

ghsorgarea
sorghum area ha

ghsoybarea
soybean area ha

ghsugcarea
sugarcane area ha

ghsunfarea
sunflower area ha

ghswpoarea
sweet potato area ha

ghteasarea
tea  area ha

ghtemfarea
temperate fruit area ha

ghtobaarea
tobacco area ha

ghtrofarea
tropical fruit area ha

ghvegearea
vegetables area ha

ghwheaarea
wheat area ha

ghyamsarea
yams area ha

ghprecann_
annual rainfall

ghtmax_ann
longterm annual tmax (1970-2000)

ghtmin_ann
longterm annual tmin (1970-2000)

ghworld250
Elevation m a.b.s.l.

Caveats:

Hexagon size can be smaller than actual pixel size like SPAM, values can be lower or higher depending on location and pixel below. Use as indicator of importance not absolute value.