Corn yields in Ghana
Ghana: Corn yields was 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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 corn yields in Ghana is 2.77 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Ghana peaked at 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.43 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
That places Ghana 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 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 corn yields in Ghana?
- Corn yields in Ghana was 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for corn yields?
- Ghana ranks 102nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.