Millet yields in Ghana
Ghana: Millet yields was 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
Ghana recorded 1.55 tonnes per hectare for millet yields in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Ghana peaked at 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4767 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Ghana 26th out of 88 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 | 0.5939 tonnes per hectare | 0.4767 tonnes per hectare | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.595 tonnes per hectare | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | 0.6949 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6693 tonnes per hectare | 0.5899 tonnes per hectare | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8284 tonnes per hectare | 0.5391 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8853 tonnes per hectare | 0.6947 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.9568 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 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 millet yields in Ghana?
- Millet yields in Ghana was 1.55 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 millet yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4767 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for millet yields?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. 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 Millet 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.