Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Groundnut yields
Ghana
1.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
48th
Sri Lanka rank
49th
Groundnut yields over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.69 tonnes per hectare against 1.62 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 119 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8721 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.325 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.0864 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.5616 tonnes per hectare | 0.6805 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.8982 tonnes per hectare | 0.5702 tonnes per hectare | 0.3279 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8403 tonnes per hectare | 0.2549 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.3135 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.0872 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 1.69 tonnes per hectare against 1.62 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 119 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 Groundnut 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.