Cashew nut yields in Ghana

Ghana: Cashew nut yields was 0.5352 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5352 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 34 countries
All-time high
0.5882 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.4231 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Cashew nut yields in Ghana, 1987–2024

00.20.40.61987200520241987: 0.5 tonnes per hectare1988: 0.5 tonnes per hectare1989: 0.5 tonnes per hectare1990: 0.48 tonnes per hectare1991: 0.514 tonnes per hectare1992: 0.516 tonnes per hectare1993: 0.513 tonnes per hectare1994: 0.5 tonnes per hectare1995: 0.513 tonnes per hectare1996: 0.5 tonnes per hectare1997: 0.577 tonnes per hectare1998: 0.55 tonnes per hectare1999: 0.537 tonnes per hectare2000: 0.534 tonnes per hectare2001: 0.527 tonnes per hectare2002: 0.529 tonnes per hectare2003: 0.55 tonnes per hectare2004: 0.556 tonnes per hectare2005: 0.558 tonnes per hectare2006: 0.576 tonnes per hectare2007: 0.522 tonnes per hectare2008: 0.423 tonnes per hectare2009: 0.458 tonnes per hectare2010: 0.498 tonnes per hectare2011: 0.439 tonnes per hectare2012: 0.533 tonnes per hectare2013: 0.532 tonnes per hectare2014: 0.588 tonnes per hectare2015: 0.588 tonnes per hectare2016: 0.55 tonnes per hectare2017: 0.538 tonnes per hectare2018: 0.533 tonnes per hectare2019: 0.533 tonnes per hectare2020: 0.533 tonnes per hectare2021: 0.534 tonnes per hectare2022: 0.534 tonnes per hectare2023: 0.535 tonnes per hectare2024: 0.535 tonnes per hectare

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 cashew nut yields in Ghana is 0.5352 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Ghana peaked at 0.5882 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4231 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.

That places Ghana 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5 tonnes per hectare 0.5 tonnes per hectare 0.5 tonnes per hectare 3
1990s 0.52 tonnes per hectare 0.48 tonnes per hectare 0.5769 tonnes per hectare 10
2000s 0.5233 tonnes per hectare 0.4231 tonnes per hectare 0.5763 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 0.5332 tonnes per hectare 0.439 tonnes per hectare 0.5882 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 0.5341 tonnes per hectare 0.533 tonnes per hectare 0.5352 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 22 India 0.6629 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 23 Cote d'Ivoire 0.6614 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 24 Guinea-Bissau 0.5714 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 26 Nigeria 0.4755 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 27 Madagascar 0.4729 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 28 Benin 0.4362 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cashew nut yields in Ghana?
Cashew nut yields in Ghana was 0.5352 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 cashew nut yields recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.5882 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4231 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
How does Ghana rank for cashew nut yields?
Ghana ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cashew nut yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
34 places, 1,672 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.