Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested was 151,565 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Ghana stood at 151,565 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 454.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 151,565 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 800 ha, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 14th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 1,600 ha | +60.0% |
| 1965 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,500 ha | +56.2% |
| 1970 | 10,100 ha | +304.0% |
| 1971 | 10,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,500 ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 10,900 ha | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 10,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11,300 ha | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 11,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 ha | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12,400 ha | +24.0% |
| 1981 | 11,000 ha | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 11,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10,900 ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 5,000 ha | -54.1% |
| 1985 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1989 | 11,000 ha | +57.1% |
| 1990 | 12,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 13,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 14,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 14,500 ha | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 15,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 15,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 16,900 ha | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 16,583 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 15,309 ha | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 12,865 ha | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 11,957 ha | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 13,006 ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 13,647 ha | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 13,962 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14,929 ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 15,576 ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 17,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 25,175 ha | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 25,475 ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25,500 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25,800 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 26,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 26,800 ha | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 27,350 ha | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 44,789 ha | +63.8% |
| 2018 | 49,558 ha | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 50,138 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 80,742 ha | +61.0% |
| 2021 | 97,286 ha | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 132,800 ha | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 141,893 ha | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 151,565 ha | +6.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 151,565 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 161,974 ha, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 151,565 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20,842 ha, 7.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +304.0% | 2,500 ha | 10,100 ha |
| 2017 | +63.8% | 27,350 ha | 44,789 ha |
| 2020 | +61.0% | 50,138 ha | 80,742 ha |
| 1964 | +60.0% | 1,000 ha | 1,600 ha |
| 1984 | -54.1% | 10,900 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 1989 | +57.1% | 7,000 ha | 11,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,456 ha | 800 ha | 2,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,510 ha | 10,000 ha | 11,300 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,330 ha | 5,000 ha | 12,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,529 ha | 12,000 ha | 16,900 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 16,359 ha | 11,957 ha | 25,475 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,064 ha | 25,500 ha | 50,138 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,857 ha | 80,742 ha | 151,565 ha | 5 |
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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 natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Ghana?
- Natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested in Ghana was 151,565 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 151,565 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is natural rubber in primary forms — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 454.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Natural rubber in primary forms — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.