Cotton yields in Ghana
Ghana: Cotton yields was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.86 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
35th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.87 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.3052 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
57
1968–2024
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 35th of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.5882 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1969 | 0.3773 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4664 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6329 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5124 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3824 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4902 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6724 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5774 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3052 tonnes per hectare | -47.1% |
| 1978 | 0.451 tonnes per hectare | +47.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5848 tonnes per hectare | +29.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6623 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6333 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5333 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.475 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +71.1% |
| 1985 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9017 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8583 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.6982 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7869 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9127 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9958 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8405 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9306 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8531 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8209 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7993 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8473 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7101 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5002 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9538 tonnes per hectare | +90.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.748 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.808 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7912 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7857 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9722 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +124.0% |
| 2020 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.86 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.86 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +124.0% | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare |
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
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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 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 35th out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.