Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Ghana
Ghana: Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield was 30,318 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — yield in Ghana stood at 30,318 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — yield in Ghana peaked at 30,944 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,263 kg/ha, in 1982.
That places Ghana 8th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,286 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,997 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,390 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 6,337 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 6,083 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 6,556 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 6,757 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 6,638 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 6,324 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 6,473 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 6,420 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 6,456 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 6,308 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 6,125 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 6,375 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 5,942 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 6,202 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 5,606 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 5,263 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 7,514 kg/ha | +42.8% |
| 1984 | 6,500 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 6,471 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 5,882 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 5,588 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 5,588 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,562 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5,402 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 6,098 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 6,357 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 6,307 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 6,413 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6,988 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 7,156 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 7,244 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7,008 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 6,979 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,021 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 7,019 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7,985 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 8,937 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 11,640 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 13,935 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 14,432 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 21,243 kg/ha | +47.2% |
| 2008 | 26,606 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 2009 | 26,788 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27,288 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 27,775 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28,553 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29,350 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30,018 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30,055 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 30,099 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30,340 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 29,229 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 30,206 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 30,944 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 30,086 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 30,392 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 30,465 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 30,318 kg/ha | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 30,318 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,073 kg/ha, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 30,318 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,478 kg/ha, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +47.2% | 14,432 kg/ha | 21,243 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +42.8% | 5,263 kg/ha | 7,514 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +30.2% | 8,937 kg/ha | 11,640 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +25.2% | 21,243 kg/ha | 26,606 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,215 kg/ha | 5,997 kg/ha | 6,556 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,382 kg/ha | 5,942 kg/ha | 6,757 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,018 kg/ha | 5,263 kg/ha | 7,514 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,595 kg/ha | 5,402 kg/ha | 7,244 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,561 kg/ha | 7,019 kg/ha | 26,788 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,291 kg/ha | 27,288 kg/ha | 30,340 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,441 kg/ha | 30,086 kg/ha | 30,944 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,427 kg/ha compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 32,534 kg/ha compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 30,794 kg/ha compare
- 7 Israel 30,432 kg/ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 13,535 kg/ha compare
- 9 Bahamas 30,107 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 10,984 kg/ha compare
- 10 Greece 29,445 kg/ha compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 10,220 kg/ha compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 28,327 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 8,566 kg/ha compare
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 citrus fruit, total — yield in Ghana?
- Citrus fruit, total — yield in Ghana was 30,318 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30,944 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,263 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for citrus fruit, total — yield?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — yield rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.