Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) was 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 Int$ per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana peaked at 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 Int$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 1000 Int$ per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.006 1000 Int$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0049 1000 Int$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0053 1000 Int$ per person | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | +87.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0083 1000 Int$ per person | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 1000 Int$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.007 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | +54.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0102 1000 Int$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0086 1000 Int$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 1000 Int$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0097 1000 Int$ per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0067 1000 Int$ per person | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0054 1000 Int$ per person | -19.1% |
| 1977 | 0.005 1000 Int$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 1000 Int$ per person | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 1000 Int$ per person | +69.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0064 1000 Int$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 1000 Int$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 1000 Int$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | -51.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | +294.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 1000 Int$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.008 1000 Int$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0084 1000 Int$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0103 1000 Int$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 1000 Int$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | +64.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0091 1000 Int$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 1000 Int$ per person | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 1000 Int$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 1000 Int$ per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0114 1000 Int$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.011 1000 Int$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 1000 Int$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 1000 Int$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0136 1000 Int$ per person | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0121 1000 Int$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0106 1000 Int$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 1000 Int$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 1000 Int$ per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0131 1000 Int$ per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0147 1000 Int$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.013 1000 Int$ per person | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0146 1000 Int$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 1000 Int$ per person | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 1000 Int$ per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 1000 Int$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0151 1000 Int$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 1000 Int$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 1000 Int$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0198 1000 Int$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0197 1000 Int$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0213 1000 Int$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person | +4.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0076 1000 Int$ per person, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0077 1000 Int$ per person, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +294.3% | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person |
| 1966 | +87.8% | 0.0053 1000 Int$ per person | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0066 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0045 1000 Int$ per person | 0.01 1000 Int$ per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0039 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0108 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0104 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0107 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0072 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0119 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0093 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0136 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0118 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0187 1000 Int$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0193 1000 Int$ per person | 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana was 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0221 1000 Int$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 1000 Int$ per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.