Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 2.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.63 for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Ghana peaked at 2.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5174, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 | 0.7776 | 1.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8571 | 0.8167 | 0.9571 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8622 | 0.5174 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 | 0.9892 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.19 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.59 | 2.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 | 2.36 | 2.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Ghana?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Ghana was 2.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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