Cotton yields in Ghana
Ghana: Cotton yields was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Ghana, 1968–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Ghana is 1.86 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Ghana peaked at 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3052 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
Ghana ranks 34th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | 0.3773 tonnes per hectare | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.5075 tonnes per hectare | 0.3052 tonnes per hectare | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7111 tonnes per hectare | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9002 tonnes per hectare | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8024 tonnes per hectare | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 31 North Korea 1.99 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Botswana 1.93 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Tunisia 1.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Philippines 1.84 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 El Salvador 1.77 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Bolivia 1.71 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 cotton yields in Ghana?
- Cotton yields in Ghana was 1.86 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 cotton yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3052 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for cotton yields?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cotton 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.