Cereal production in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal production was 6.20 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 6.20 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 123.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Ghana peaked at 6.20 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 388,943 tonnes, in 1965.
Ghana ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 481,065 tonnes | 388,943 tonnes | 646,900 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 737,760 tonnes | 540,000 tonnes | 890,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 870,580 tonnes | 432,000 tonnes | 1.18 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million tonnes | 843,800 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | 2.61 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | 4.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million tonnes | 4.64 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Ghana?
- Cereal production in Ghana was 6.20 million tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.20 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 388,943 tonnes in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal production?
- Ghana ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.