Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita was 2.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.69
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
99th
of 180 countries
All-time high
2.69
in 2023
All-time low
0.5174
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.69 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 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5174, 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.
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 | 2.47 | 2.36 | 2.69 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Milk yields per animal 128.82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita in Ghana was 2.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 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 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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