Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 2.69 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.69 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 2.69 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5174 kg per hectare, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 99th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8164 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8096 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7882 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7776 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8092 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9161 kg per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8593 kg per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8248 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8582 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8607 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8671 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8637 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9571 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8343 kg per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8167 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.832 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8372 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8442 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7178 kg per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.86 kg per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.764 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5174 kg per hectare | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8401 kg per hectare | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8907 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9848 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9386 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9892 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.22 kg per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.34 kg per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.32 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.33 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.3 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 kg per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.43 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 kg per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.32 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6 kg per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 1.66 kg per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.81 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.59 kg per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 1.77 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.69 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.84 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.93 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.17 kg per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 2.35 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.41 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.36 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.43 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.69 kg per hectare | +10.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.69 kg per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.69 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP 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 | +62.4% | 0.5174 kg per hectare | 0.8401 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 kg per hectare | 0.7776 kg per hectare | 1.09 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8571 kg per hectare | 0.8167 kg per hectare | 0.9571 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8622 kg per hectare | 0.5174 kg per hectare | 1.1 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 kg per hectare | 0.9892 kg per hectare | 1.39 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 1.66 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 kg per hectare | 1.59 kg per hectare | 2.35 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 kg per hectare | 2.36 kg per hectare | 2.69 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 yield vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 2.69 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 kg per hectare in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 99th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.