Bean yields in Ghana
Ghana: Bean yields was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Ghana is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Ghana peaked at 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6158 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Ghana ranks 57th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bean yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2002 | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | +25.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7647 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7721 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7989 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9027 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6483 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8114 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9269 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.31 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7796 tonnes per hectare | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | 0.9269 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 bean yields in Ghana?
- Bean yields in Ghana was 1.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6158 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for bean yields?
- Ghana ranks 57th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.