Rice yields in Ghana
Ghana: Rice yields was 3.64 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.64 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
69th
of 124 countries
All-time high
3.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.5902 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 124 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.
Rice yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1967 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1969 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.8873 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9044 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9394 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9057 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9065 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.845 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8857 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8362 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5902 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +69.4% |
| 1984 | 0.942 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9146 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +63.6% |
| 1989 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -43.9% |
| 1990 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +60.4% |
| 1991 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.64 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 100% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.64 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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 124 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.