Cocoa bean yields in Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa bean yields was 0.5762 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5762 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
12th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.5762 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.2054 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean 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 cocoa bean yields in Ghana is 0.5762 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Ghana peaked at 0.5762 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2054 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
That places Ghana 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2364 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2378 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2351 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3141 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2272 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2823 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2921 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2515 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2798 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3133 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2867 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.245 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2751 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2838 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2513 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2312 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2235 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.234 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.231 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2054 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2101 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2084 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.216 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2482 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2545 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3426 tonnes per hectare | +34.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4213 tonnes per hectare | +23.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4232 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3354 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 0.433 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3627 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4196 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4039 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3838 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.334 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2911 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2886 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.285 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3313 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3735 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4441 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 0.395 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4374 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5495 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.51 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5201 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.524 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5282 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5606 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5684 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5762 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5762 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5762 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2625 tonnes per hectare | 0.2272 tonnes per hectare | 0.3141 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2624 tonnes per hectare | 0.2235 tonnes per hectare | 0.3133 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2562 tonnes per hectare | 0.2054 tonnes per hectare | 0.4213 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3696 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.433 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3602 tonnes per hectare | 0.285 tonnes per hectare | 0.4441 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5006 tonnes per hectare | 0.395 tonnes per hectare | 0.5495 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5587 tonnes per hectare | 0.5383 tonnes per hectare | 0.5762 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 9 Sri Lanka 0.6809 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Grenada 0.5911 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5905 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 Bolivia 0.5603 tonnes per hectare compare
- 14 Nicaragua 0.557 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 0.5537 tonnes per hectare 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 cocoa bean yields in Ghana?
- Cocoa bean yields in Ghana was 0.5762 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5762 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2054 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Ghana rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Ghana ranks 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.