Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana
Ghana: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 2.63 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana stood at 2.63. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana peaked at 2.63 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5174, in 1983.
That places Ghana 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8164 | — |
| 1962 | 0.8096 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7882 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7776 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8092 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.09 | +34.5% |
| 1967 | 0.9161 | -15.9% |
| 1968 | 0.8593 | -6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8248 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8582 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8607 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8671 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.8637 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9571 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8343 | -12.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8167 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.832 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8372 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8442 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7178 | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.86 | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.764 | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5174 | -32.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8401 | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8907 | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9848 | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9386 | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 1.01 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9892 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.22 | +23.4% |
| 1992 | 1.04 | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 1.33 | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.35 | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.32 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.3 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.43 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.33 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6 | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 1.66 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.59 | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.69 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.83 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.84 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.95 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.17 | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 2.35 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 2.41 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.36 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.41 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.56 | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 2.63 | +2.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2.63 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 0.8401 |
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 | 2.48 | 2.36 | 2.63 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Ghana was 2.63 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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