Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Ghana
Ghana: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0411 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Ghana stood at 0.0411 1000 USD per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 0.0411 1000 USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 1000 USD per person, in 1983.
That places Ghana 17th out of 119 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) … capita US in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -18.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0186 1000 USD per person | +87.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0155 1000 USD per person | -16.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0133 1000 USD per person | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0131 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0201 1000 USD per person | +54.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0159 1000 USD per person | -15.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0164 1000 USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0125 1000 USD per person | -31.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | -19.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0122 1000 USD per person | +69.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0119 1000 USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0115 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0102 1000 USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -51.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | +294.3% |
| 1985 | 0.016 1000 USD per person | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 1000 USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0156 1000 USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 1000 USD per person | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0178 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0134 1000 USD per person | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.022 1000 USD per person | +64.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0169 1000 USD per person | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0216 1000 USD per person | +28.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0206 1000 USD per person | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0211 1000 USD per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 1000 USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0198 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0174 1000 USD per person | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 1000 USD per person | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 1000 USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0195 1000 USD per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0193 1000 USD per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0243 1000 USD per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 1000 USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 1000 USD per person | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 1000 USD per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0241 1000 USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.022 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0219 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.025 1000 USD per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 1000 USD per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0348 1000 USD per person | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 0.036 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0368 1000 USD per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0367 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0395 1000 USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0411 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0411 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 2.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0411 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US 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% | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | 0.0194 1000 USD per person |
| 1966 | +87.8% | 0.0099 1000 USD per person | 0.0186 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0123 1000 USD per person | 0.0084 1000 USD per person | 0.0186 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 1000 USD per person | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | 0.0201 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 1000 USD per person | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | 0.0134 1000 USD per person | 0.0222 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0209 1000 USD per person | 0.0174 1000 USD per person | 0.0252 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0258 1000 USD per person | 0.0219 1000 USD per person | 0.0348 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.038 1000 USD per person | 0.036 1000 USD per person | 0.0411 1000 USD 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 0.0411 1000 USD 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 0.0411 1000 USD 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 0.0049 1000 USD per person in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Ghana ranks 17th out of 119 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 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 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 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.