Oranges — Yield in Ghana
Ghana: Oranges — Yield was 39,831 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Oranges — Yield in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 39,831 kg/ha for oranges — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — yield in Ghana peaked at 40,772 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,000 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Ghana 9th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oranges — Yield in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,500 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,500 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,000 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,995 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 6,489 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 6,508 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6,446 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 6,536 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 6,790 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 6,790 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,429 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 6,531 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 6,511 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 6,511 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6,500 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 6,333 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 7,000 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 5,790 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 6,243 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 5,525 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 5,090 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 7,982 kg/ha | +56.8% |
| 1984 | 6,667 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,833 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1987 | 5,417 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 5,417 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,364 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,000 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 6,154 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1992 | 6,467 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6,389 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 6,500 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7,143 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 7,303 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7,409 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7,135 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 7,105 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 7,143 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,143 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,250 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 9,389 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 12,571 kg/ha | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 15,385 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 16,207 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 26,000 kg/ha | +60.4% |
| 2008 | 35,032 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 2009 | 35,443 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 36,250 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 37,037 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 37,879 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 39,010 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 39,800 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 39,800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,800 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,937 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 38,036 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 39,654 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 40,772 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 39,470 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 39,962 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 40,065 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 39,831 kg/ha | -0.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 39,831 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,696 kg/ha, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 39,831 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,416 kg/ha, 5.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +60.4% | 16,207 kg/ha | 26,000 kg/ha |
| 1983 | +56.8% | 5,090 kg/ha | 7,982 kg/ha |
| 2008 | +34.7% | 26,000 kg/ha | 35,032 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +33.9% | 9,389 kg/ha | 12,571 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,330 kg/ha | 5,995 kg/ha | 6,536 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,518 kg/ha | 5,790 kg/ha | 7,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,020 kg/ha | 5,090 kg/ha | 7,982 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,660 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 7,409 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,256 kg/ha | 7,143 kg/ha | 35,443 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,720 kg/ha | 36,250 kg/ha | 39,937 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,020 kg/ha | 39,470 kg/ha | 40,772 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 6 Zimbabwe 44,000 kg/ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 17,368 kg/ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,458 kg/ha compare
- 7 Tunisia 40,165 kg/ha compare
- 8 Paraguay 40,105 kg/ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14,026 kg/ha compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 13,907 kg/ha compare
- 10 Indonesia 38,133 kg/ha compare
- 11 Greece 31,201 kg/ha compare
- 12 Honduras 29,956 kg/ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 8,604 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 oranges — yield in Ghana?
- Oranges — yield in Ghana was 39,831 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 40,772 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest oranges — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for oranges — yield?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — yield rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Oranges — 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.