Cocoa beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 51.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cocoa beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number in Ghana is 51.43, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number in Ghana peaked at 252 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 41.65, in 1984.
That places Ghana 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 193.66 | — |
| 1962 | 194.92 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 190.19 | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 252 | +32.5% |
| 1965 | 176.22 | -30.1% |
| 1966 | 157.68 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 171.04 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 128.89 | -24.6% |
| 1969 | 159.27 | +23.6% |
| 1970 | 151.96 | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 171.11 | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 147.14 | -14.0% |
| 1973 | 117.96 | -19.8% |
| 1974 | 128.65 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 128.94 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 103.02 | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 84.93 | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 79.66 | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 80.89 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 77.55 | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 67.05 | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 53.51 | -20.2% |
| 1983 | 43.1 | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 41.65 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 47.54 | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 54.16 | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 43.99 | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 56.31 | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 65.68 | +16.6% |
| 1990 | 63.66 | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 51.17 | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 64.43 | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 51.28 | -20.4% |
| 1994 | 56.63 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 77.55 | +36.9% |
| 1996 | 75.59 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 59.07 | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 73.18 | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 75.75 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 74.28 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 64.54 | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 54.89 | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 77.96 | +42.0% |
| 2004 | 112.59 | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 110.12 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 106.43 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 86.83 | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 93.79 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 95.49 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 82.89 | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 89.62 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 109.89 | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 101.92 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 102.31 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.97 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 97.72 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 107.91 | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 98.65 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 86.75 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 83.81 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 107.6 | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 68.86 | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 64.63 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 51.43 | -20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 180.43 | 128.89 | 252 | 9 |
| 1970s | 119.43 | 79.66 | 171.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.05 | 41.65 | 77.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.83 | 51.17 | 77.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.69 | 54.89 | 112.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.76 | 82.89 | 109.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.27 | 51.43 | 107.6 | 5 |
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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 beans — gross per capita production index number in Ghana?
- Cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number in Ghana was 51.43 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 252 in 1964.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.65 in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa beans — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cocoa beans — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.