Ethiopia vs Ghana: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Ethiopia
2.63 kg per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
2.69 kg per hectare
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
100th
Ghana rank
99th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.69 kg per hectare against 2.63 kg per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7272 kg per hectare | 0.8544 kg per hectare | 0.1272 kg per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.8972 kg per hectare | 0.8571 kg per hectare | 0.0401 kg per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 1.15 kg per hectare | 0.8622 kg per hectare | 0.2885 kg per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.18 kg per hectare | 1.26 kg per hectare | 0.0855 kg per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg per hectare | 1.4 kg per hectare | 0.0556 kg per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.22 kg per hectare | 1.87 kg per hectare | 0.3483 kg per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.68 kg per hectare | 2.47 kg per hectare | 0.207 kg per hectare | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Ethiopia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.69 kg per hectare against 2.63 kg per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Ghana rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 100th and Ghana ranks 99th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.