Rice yields in Ghana
Ghana: Rice yields was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.64 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Ghana peaked at 3.73 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5902 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Ghana 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9249 tonnes per hectare | 0.845 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5902 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Ghana?
- Rice yields in Ghana was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5902 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for rice yields?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.