Groundnut yields in Ghana
Ghana: Groundnut yields was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnut 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, groundnut yields in Ghana stood at 1.69 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Ghana peaked at 1.84 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Ghana ranks 48th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8721 tonnes per hectare | 0.7705 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.9529 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9559 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8982 tonnes per hectare | 0.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8833 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 groundnut yields in Ghana?
- Groundnut yields in Ghana was 1.69 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 groundnut yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for groundnut yields?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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 Groundnut 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.