Millet yields in Ghana
Ghana: Millet yields was 1.55 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.55 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
26th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.4767 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6729 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.6726 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4767 tonnes per hectare | -29.1% |
| 1966 | 0.5887 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5946 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5211 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5017 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5673 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5659 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5615 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5656 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6949 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6135 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5916 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.601 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5924 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.596 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5899 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6977 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6514 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6017 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6054 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.7051 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7366 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6096 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6008 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5391 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6357 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9725 tonnes per hectare | +53.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8778 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9843 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8441 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9517 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8589 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8144 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6963 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8506 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7891 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | -17.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6947 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +53.1% |
| 2009 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9651 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9568 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.55 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 89 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.