Coffee bean yields in Ghana
Ghana: Coffee bean yields was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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
In 2024, coffee bean yields in Ghana stood at 1.6 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Ghana peaked at 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
That places Ghana 8th out of 82 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 bean yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6533 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7444 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0.411 tonnes per hectare | -44.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4262 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1543 tonnes per hectare | -63.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2244 tonnes per hectare | +45.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1741 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2237 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2615 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2696 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1955 tonnes per hectare | -27.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1637 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 0.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2533 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2213 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2125 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1875 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1875 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1444 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1062 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1978 tonnes per hectare | +86.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1077 tonnes per hectare | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 0.14 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 0.202 tonnes per hectare | +44.3% |
| 1991 | 0.23 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2255 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2713 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3176 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3716 tonnes per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.422 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3999 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5139 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.582 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6537 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.728 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8055 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 3.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields 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% | 0.1062 tonnes per hectare | 0.1978 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4463 tonnes per hectare | 0.1543 tonnes per hectare | 0.7444 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2221 tonnes per hectare | 0.1637 tonnes per hectare | 0.2696 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1461 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.1978 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3354 tonnes per hectare | 0.202 tonnes per hectare | 0.5139 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.582 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 5 Laos 1.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Martinique 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Brazil 1.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 1.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Tonga 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 United States 1.35 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 coffee bean yields in Ghana?
- Coffee bean yields in Ghana was 1.6 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for coffee bean yields?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.