Ghana vs Laos: Coffee bean yields
Ghana
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
8th
Laos rank
5th
Coffee bean yields over time
- Ghana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.6 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.31 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 8th and Laos ranks 5th of 82 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4463 tonnes per hectare | 0.5988 tonnes per hectare | 0.1525 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.2221 tonnes per hectare | 0.5519 tonnes per hectare | 0.3298 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.1461 tonnes per hectare | 0.5238 tonnes per hectare | 0.3777 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.3354 tonnes per hectare | 0.4555 tonnes per hectare | 0.1201 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7431 tonnes per hectare | 0.2648 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.0163 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.3179 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee bean yields, Ghana or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.6 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in coffee bean yields between Ghana and Laos?
- 0.31 tonnes per hectare, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for coffee bean yields?
- Ghana ranks 8th and Laos ranks 5th of 82 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee bean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.