Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Ghana
Ghana: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 1.02 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 1.02 million t for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Ghana peaked at 1.02 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 157,870 t, in 1963.
That places Ghana 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 160,080 t | — |
| 1962 | 158,650 t | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 157,870 t | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 162,670 t | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 166,605 t | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 169,143 t | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 188,430 t | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 194,409 t | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 181,680 t | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 232,232 t | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 232,314 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 230,106 t | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 258,186 t | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 296,848 t | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 282,673 t | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 271,104 t | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 216,602 t | -20.1% |
| 1978 | 260,762 t | +20.4% |
| 1979 | 284,697 t | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 275,894 t | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 299,484 t | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 282,657 t | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 279,040 t | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 264,822 t | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 224,288 t | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 239,842 t | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 237,297 t | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 266,069 t | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 288,848 t | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 261,805 t | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 249,324 t | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 263,422 t | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 278,257 t | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 294,666 t | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 294,103 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 318,437 t | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 310,083 t | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 344,377 t | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 339,658 t | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 354,982 t | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 375,487 t | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 453,209 t | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 538,686 t | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 600,820 t | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 624,828 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 668,627 t | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 512,859 t | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 619,884 t | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 682,463 t | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 669,427 t | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 686,381 t | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 702,705 t | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 711,583 t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 744,652 t | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 742,030 t | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 754,604 t | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 771,653 t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 812,966 t | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 844,892 t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 871,788 t | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 874,775 t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 937,484 t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 992,824 t | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million t | +2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.02 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,439 t, 9.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.02 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 107,439 t, 9.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 171,060 t | 157,870 t | 194,409 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 256,552 t | 216,602 t | 296,848 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 265,824 t | 224,288 t | 299,484 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 295,413 t | 249,324 t | 344,377 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,184 t | 354,982 t | 682,463 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 744,089 t | 669,427 t | 844,892 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 938,798 t | 871,788 t | 1.02 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Ghana?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Ghana was 1.02 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 157,870 t in 1963.
- How does Ghana rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Ghana ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.