Soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana
Ghana: Soy production, yield and area harvested was 270,000 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 270,000 tonnes for soy production, yield and area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana peaked at 270,000 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75,000 tonnes, in 2008.
Ghana ranks 21st of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94,000 tonnes | 75,000 tonnes | 113,000 tonnes | 2 |
| 2010s | 156,816 tonnes | 138,700 tonnes | 193,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,400 tonnes | 209,000 tonnes | 270,000 tonnes | 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 soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana?
- Soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana was 270,000 tonnes 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 soy production, yield and area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 270,000 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest soy production, yield and area harvested recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 tonnes in 2008.
- How does Ghana rank for soy production, yield and area harvested?
- Ghana ranks 21st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soy production, yield and area harvested rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. 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 Soy production, yield and area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.