Okra — Yield in Ghana
Ghana: Okra — Yield was 21,875 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Okra — Yield in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for okra — yield in Ghana is 21,875 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, okra — yield in Ghana peaked at 21,875 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,280 kg/ha, in 1969.
Ghana ranks 6th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Okra — Yield in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,381 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 3,391 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 3,391 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,280 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 3,571 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1971 | 3,571 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,977 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 1973 | 5,029 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 4,941 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 5,000 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 4,320 kg/ha | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 4,182 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 4,650 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 4,583 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 4,829 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 4,698 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 4,257 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 4,189 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 4,654 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 4,857 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 4,756 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 5,069 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 5,321 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 5,232 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 5,888 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 5,870 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,708 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5,600 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5,577 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,556 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5,554 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,569 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,561 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,564 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,556 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5,693 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8,251 kg/ha | +44.9% |
| 2003 | 10,124 kg/ha | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 11,686 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 13,304 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 19,561 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 2007 | 19,554 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 19,520 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 19,583 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 19,231 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 19,643 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20,000 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 20,600 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 21,000 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 21,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,894 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 20,749 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,649 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20,655 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,519 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 21,584 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 21,730 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 21,875 kg/ha | +0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 21,875 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,830 kg/ha, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 21,875 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,327 kg/ha, 3.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Okra — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +47.0% | 13,304 kg/ha | 19,561 kg/ha |
| 2002 | +44.9% | 5,693 kg/ha | 8,251 kg/ha |
| 1972 | +39.3% | 3,571 kg/ha | 4,977 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,438 kg/ha | 3,280 kg/ha | 3,500 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,483 kg/ha | 3,571 kg/ha | 5,029 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,786 kg/ha | 4,189 kg/ha | 5,321 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,645 kg/ha | 5,554 kg/ha | 5,888 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,283 kg/ha | 5,556 kg/ha | 19,583 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,477 kg/ha | 19,231 kg/ha | 21,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,473 kg/ha | 20,655 kg/ha | 21,875 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 3 Senegal 38,453 kg/ha compare
- 3 Melanesia 12,000 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 26,443 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bahamas 26,326 kg/ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 6,576 kg/ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 4,531 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bahrain 20,294 kg/ha compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 4,201 kg/ha compare
- 8 Malaysia 18,213 kg/ha compare
- 9 Cyprus 18,000 kg/ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 1,780 kg/ha compare
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 — yield in Ghana?
- Okra — yield in Ghana was 21,875 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest okra — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,875 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest okra — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,280 kg/ha in 1969.
- How does Ghana rank for okra — yield?
- Ghana ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is okra — yield rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Okra — Yield. 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.