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 22nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Soy production, yield and area harvested in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75,000 tonnes | — |
| 2009 | 113,000 tonnes | +50.7% |
| 2010 | 146,000 tonnes | +29.2% |
| 2011 | 164,511 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 151,709 tonnes | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 138,700 tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 141,470 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 142,360 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 143,220 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 170,490 tonnes | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 176,700 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 193,000 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 209,000 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 218,000 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 255,000 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 260,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 270,000 tonnes | +3.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 270,000 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,629 tonnes, 7.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 270,000 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69,291 tonnes, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soy production, yield and area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +50.7% | 75,000 tonnes | 113,000 tonnes |
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 (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 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 22nd out of 116 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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Shown is the change in soy production, yield and area used to grow the crop over time.