Okra — Area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Okra — Area harvested was 3,069 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Area harvested in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, okra — area harvested in Ghana stood at 3,069 ha.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — area harvested in Ghana peaked at 51,000 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 2,400 ha, in 2009.
That places Ghana 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 21,000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 23,000 ha | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 23,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 28,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 28,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 43,000 ha | +53.6% |
| 1973 | 34,000 ha | -20.9% |
| 1974 | 51,000 ha | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 32,000 ha | -37.3% |
| 1976 | 25,000 ha | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 22,000 ha | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 20,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 24,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 20,500 ha | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 8,600 ha | -58.0% |
| 1982 | 10,900 ha | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 14,800 ha | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 26,000 ha | +75.7% |
| 1985 | 21,000 ha | -19.2% |
| 1986 | 30,700 ha | +46.2% |
| 1987 | 27,400 ha | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 11,200 ha | -59.1% |
| 1989 | 28,000 ha | +150.0% |
| 1990 | 22,400 ha | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 23,000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 24,000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 25,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 26,000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 27,000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 28,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 26,538 ha | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 24,996 ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 22,635 ha | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 18,000 ha | -20.5% |
| 2001 | 16,813 ha | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 10,031 ha | -40.3% |
| 2003 | 7,126 ha | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 5,476 ha | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 4,377 ha | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 2,765 ha | -36.8% |
| 2007 | 2,629 ha | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,525 ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,400 ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2,600 ha | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2,800 ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 3,160 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3,160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,160 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,179 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 3,204 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3,222 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,224 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3,093 ha | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 3,100 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,085 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 3,069 ha | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,069 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,534 ha, 87% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,069 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,326 ha, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +150.0% | 11,200 ha | 28,000 ha |
| 1984 | +75.7% | 14,800 ha | 26,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,333 ha | 20,000 ha | 25,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,700 ha | 20,000 ha | 51,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,910 ha | 8,600 ha | 30,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,957 ha | 22,400 ha | 28,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,214 ha | 2,400 ha | 18,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,058 ha | 2,600 ha | 3,222 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,114 ha | 3,069 ha | 3,224 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 okra — area harvested in Ghana?
- Okra — area harvested in Ghana was 3,069 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 51,000 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest okra — area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 ha in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for okra — area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 22nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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 Okra — Area harvested. 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.