Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sorghum — Production, per capita was 0.0139 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — production, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0139 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0208 t per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 t per person, in 2007.
That places Ghana 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Production, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.014 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0143 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0145 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0149 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0115 t per person | -23.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0158 t per person | +37.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0118 t per person | -25.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 t per person | -16.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0095 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0208 t per person | +118.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 t per person | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 t per person | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 t per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0131 t per person | -25.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0178 t per person | +35.9% |
| 1977 | 0.012 t per person | -32.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0108 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0136 t per person | +26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 t per person | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0107 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.01 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0081 t per person | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0129 t per person | +58.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0106 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0092 t per person | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0144 t per person | +57.2% |
| 1988 | 0.011 t per person | -23.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0143 t per person | +30.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 t per person | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0153 t per person | +73.3% |
| 1992 | 0.016 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0198 t per person | +23.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0191 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0198 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0182 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0158 t per person | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0139 t per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0159 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 t per person | -52.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0136 t per person | +108.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0141 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.011 t per person | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 t per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 t per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 t per person | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.011 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 t per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.01 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 t per person | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0139 t per person | +13.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0139 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 t per person, 10.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0139 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0094 t per person, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +118.9% | 0.0095 t per person | 0.0208 t per person |
| 2008 | +108.4% | 0.0065 t per person | 0.0136 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0095 t per person | 0.0158 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 t per person | 0.0108 t per person | 0.0208 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0112 t per person | 0.0081 t per person | 0.0144 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0207 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 0.0159 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0099 t per person | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0127 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 t per person | 0.01 t per person | 0.0139 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 sorghum — production, per capita in Ghana?
- Sorghum — production, per capita in Ghana was 0.0139 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0208 t per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 t per person in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for sorghum — production, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.