Coffee, green — Yield in Ghana
Ghana: Coffee, green — Yield was 1,600 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Yield in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee, green — yield in Ghana stood at 1,600 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — yield in Ghana peaked at 1,600 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100 kg/ha, in 1985.
That places Ghana 7th out of 74 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.
Coffee, green — Yield in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 566.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 653.3 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 662.5 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 744.4 kg/ha | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 411 kg/ha | -44.8% |
| 1966 | 426.2 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 154.3 kg/ha | -63.8% |
| 1968 | 224.4 kg/ha | +45.4% |
| 1969 | 174.1 kg/ha | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 223.7 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 261.5 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 269.6 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 195.5 kg/ha | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 163.7 kg/ha | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 200 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 220 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 253.3 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 221.3 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 212.5 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 187.5 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 187.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 150 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 144.4 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 140 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 100 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 106.2 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 197.8 kg/ha | +86.3% |
| 1988 | 107.7 kg/ha | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 140 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 202 kg/ha | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 230 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 225.5 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 271.3 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 317.6 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 371.6 kg/ha | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 422 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 400 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 399.9 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 513.9 kg/ha | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 582 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 653.7 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 728 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 805.5 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 965 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 1,052 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1,234 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1,296 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,355 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1,408 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1,456 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,571 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1,500 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1,551 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1,600 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,600 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1,600 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 579.75 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1,600 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 545.8 kg/ha, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +86.3% | 106.2 kg/ha | 197.8 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 446.32 kg/ha | 154.3 kg/ha | 744.4 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 222.11 kg/ha | 163.7 kg/ha | 269.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 146.11 kg/ha | 100 kg/ha | 197.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 335.38 kg/ha | 202 kg/ha | 513.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,008 kg/ha | 582 kg/ha | 1,408 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,568 kg/ha | 1,456 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,600 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 1,600 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 4 Malaysia 2,072 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 1,056 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 918.2 kg/ha compare
- 5 Martinique 1,897 kg/ha compare
- 6 Brazil 1,743 kg/ha compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 1,473 kg/ha compare
- 8 Timor-Leste 423.6 kg/ha compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 394.6 kg/ha compare
- 9 Tonga 1,370 kg/ha compare
- 10 Nigeria 1,312 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 coffee, green — yield in Ghana?
- Coffee, green — yield in Ghana was 1,600 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,600 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for coffee, green — yield?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — yield rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Coffee, green — 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.