Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1706 metric tons per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.1706 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1706 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 metric tons per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 85th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0609 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0574 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0522 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.052 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0493 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0801 metric tons per person | +62.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0708 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0617 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0616 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0961 metric tons per person | +55.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0897 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0767 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0787 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.089 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0652 metric tons per person | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.065 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0586 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 0.048 metric tons per person | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0673 metric tons per person | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0564 metric tons per person | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 0.059 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0497 metric tons per person | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0332 metric tons per person | -33.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0802 metric tons per person | +141.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0674 metric tons per person | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0621 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.074 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0783 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0789 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0548 metric tons per person | -30.5% |
| 1991 | 0.091 metric tons per person | +66.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0775 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0991 metric tons per person | +27.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0938 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1033 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0994 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0915 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0957 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.088 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0871 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0807 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.104 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0958 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0837 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0868 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0833 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0708 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0947 metric tons per person | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1049 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1141 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1004 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1081 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1003 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0991 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0959 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0953 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1042 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1166 metric tons per person | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1411 metric tons per person | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1454 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1494 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.155 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1706 metric tons per person | +10.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1706 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1219 metric tons per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1706 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1017 metric tons per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +141.8% | 0.0332 metric tons per person | 0.0802 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0607 metric tons per person | 0.0493 metric tons per person | 0.0801 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0734 metric tons per person | 0.048 metric tons per person | 0.0961 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0639 metric tons per person | 0.0332 metric tons per person | 0.0802 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0894 metric tons per person | 0.0548 metric tons per person | 0.1033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0892 metric tons per person | 0.0708 metric tons per person | 0.1049 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1075 metric tons per person | 0.0953 metric tons per person | 0.1411 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1551 metric tons per person | 0.1454 metric tons per person | 0.1706 metric tons per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 82 Syria 0.1755 metric tons per person compare
- 83 Peru 0.1731 metric tons per person compare
- 84 Madagascar 0.1728 metric tons per person compare
- 86 Ecuador 0.1538 metric tons per person compare
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 0.147 metric tons per person compare
- 88 Tajikistan 0.1466 metric tons per person 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 cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Ghana was 0.1706 metric tons per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1706 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 metric tons per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 85th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.