Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value in Ghana
Ghana: Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value was 1.76 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value in Ghana, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, cocoa beans — gross production value in Ghana stood at 1.76 million 1000 SLC.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa beans — gross production value in Ghana peaked at 3.34 million 1000 SLC in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,416 1000 SLC, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,416 1000 SLC | — |
| 1992 | 7,841 1000 SLC | +44.8% |
| 1993 | 6,570 1000 SLC | -16.2% |
| 1994 | 8,873 1000 SLC | +35.1% |
| 1995 | 28,273 1000 SLC | +218.6% |
| 1996 | 38,285 1000 SLC | +35.4% |
| 1997 | 38,699 1000 SLC | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 73,685 1000 SLC | +90.4% |
| 1999 | 97,695 1000 SLC | +32.6% |
| 2000 | 98,235 1000 SLC | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 135,383 1000 SLC | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 211,148 1000 SLC | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 436,816 1000 SLC | +106.9% |
| 2004 | 663,300 1000 SLC | +51.8% |
| 2005 | 666,000 1000 SLC | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 671,610 1000 SLC | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 562,268 1000 SLC | -16.3% |
| 2008 | 816,937 1000 SLC | +45.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million 1000 SLC | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million 1000 SLC | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 1.92 million 1000 SLC | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million 1000 SLC | +38.5% |
| 2013 | 2.73 million 1000 SLC | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million 1000 SLC | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 3.19 million 1000 SLC | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million 1000 SLC | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 2.93 million 1000 SLC | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.77 million 1000 SLC | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 2.51 million 1000 SLC | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.50 million 1000 SLC | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.34 million 1000 SLC | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 2.23 million 1000 SLC | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 2.16 million 1000 SLC | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.76 million 1000 SLC | -18.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.76 million 1000 SLC is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.13 million 1000 SLC, 56% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.76 million 1000 SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.35 million 1000 SLC, 9% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +218.6% | 8,873 1000 SLC | 28,273 1000 SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,926 1000 SLC | 5,416 1000 SLC | 97,695 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 2000s | 542,146 1000 SLC | 98,235 1000 SLC | 1.16 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million 1000 SLC | 1.52 million 1000 SLC | 3.19 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.40 million 1000 SLC | 1.76 million 1000 SLC | 3.34 million 1000 SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 production value in Ghana?
- Cocoa beans — gross production value in Ghana was 1.76 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cocoa beans — gross production value recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million 1000 SLC in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocoa beans — gross production value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,416 1000 SLC in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for cocoa beans — gross production value?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa beans — gross production value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. 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 Cocoa beans — Gross Production Value (current thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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