Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested was 408,433 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ghana, 1987–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Ghana is 408,433 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 380.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 408,433 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,000 ha, in 1987.
Ghana ranks 5th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,000 ha | — |
| 1988 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 3,967 ha | +98.4% |
| 1996 | 3,000 ha | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 13,000 ha | +333.3% |
| 1998 | 16,714 ha | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 15,754 ha | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 17,110 ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 15,223 ha | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 17,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 30,000 ha | +76.5% |
| 2004 | 45,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 52,000 ha | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 59,000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 62,000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 52,000 ha | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 59,000 ha | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 65,522 ha | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 82,000 ha | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 75,000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 79,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 85,000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 85,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 142,275 ha | +67.4% |
| 2017 | 167,329 ha | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 192,458 ha | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 161,400 ha | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 240,230 ha | +48.8% |
| 2021 | 296,259 ha | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 374,511 ha | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 374,129 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 408,433 ha | +9.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 408,433 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,246 ha, 16.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 408,433 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34,475 ha, 11.8× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +333.3% | 3,000 ha | 13,000 ha |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 1,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1995 | +98.4% | 2,000 ha | 3,967 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,000 ha | 3 |
| 1990s | 5,844 ha | 1,000 ha | 16,714 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,833 ha | 15,223 ha | 62,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,498 ha | 65,522 ha | 192,458 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 338,712 ha | 240,230 ha | 408,433 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 2 Benin 487,479 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 450,237 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 1.33 million ha compare
- 4 Indonesia 439,322 ha compare
- 4 Viet Nam 283,758 ha compare
- 6 Nigeria 170,224 ha compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire 1.43 million ha compare
- 7 Mozambique 168,452 ha compare
- 8 Guinea-Bissau 157,920 ha compare
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 cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Ghana?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested in Ghana was 408,433 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 408,433 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 ha in 1987.
- How does Ghana rank for cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 380.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.