Cereal yields in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal yields was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.63 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
103rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.5174 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Ghana is 2.63 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Ghana peaked at 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5174 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 103rd of 186 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.
Cereal yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8164 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8096 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8092 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +34.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9161 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8593 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8607 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8671 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8637 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9571 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8343 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8167 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.832 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8372 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8442 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7178 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.764 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5174 tonnes per hectare | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8401 tonnes per hectare | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8907 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9848 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9386 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9892 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yields 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.8401 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8544 tonnes per hectare | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 0.8167 tonnes per hectare | 0.9571 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8622 tonnes per hectare | 0.5174 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.9892 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 yields in Ghana?
- Cereal yields in Ghana was 2.63 tonnes per hectare 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 yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal yields?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.