Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana
Ghana: Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 111.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Ghana is 111.68, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Ghana peaked at 115.11 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.72, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 43rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.64 | — |
| 1962 | 72.97 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 72.74 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 80.35 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 71.33 | -11.2% |
| 1966 | 71.99 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 75.37 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 71.37 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 75.06 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 77.62 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 78.35 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 74.9 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 74.34 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 81.39 | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 74.06 | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 63.84 | -13.8% |
| 1977 | 54.39 | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 52.48 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 52.92 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 51.42 | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 49.37 | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 44.86 | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 43.72 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 53.28 | +21.9% |
| 1985 | 51.7 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 54.28 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 53.89 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 54.75 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 58.14 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 46.98 | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 65.26 | +38.9% |
| 1992 | 63.01 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 66.22 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 62.84 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 69.95 | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 74.53 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 70.82 | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 75.01 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 77.34 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 76.15 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 76.96 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 82.73 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 84.17 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 85.18 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 85.28 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 85.49 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.03 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 88.39 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 94.71 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 94.46 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.97 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 98.89 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 99.37 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 101.39 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.74 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.88 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 103.16 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 105.8 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 108.06 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 109.99 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 115.11 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 112.46 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 112.75 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 111.68 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.87 | 71.33 | 80.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 68.43 | 52.48 | 81.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.54 | 43.72 | 58.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2 | 46.98 | 77.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.01 | 76.15 | 94.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.57 | 94.46 | 108.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.4 | 109.99 | 115.11 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Ghana?
- Agriculture — gross per capita production index number in Ghana was 111.68 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 115.11 in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.72 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for agriculture — gross per capita production index number?
- Ghana ranks 43rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.