Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Ghana
Ghana: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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
Change of cereal yield and land used for 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 per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Ghana stood at 2.63 tonnes per hectare. 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 and land used for cereal production in Ghana peaked at 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5174 tonnes per hectare, 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 and land used for cereal production 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% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Ghana?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Ghana ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.