Coffee bean yields in Ghana
Ghana: Coffee bean yields was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
- 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 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (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.