Sugar cane yields in Ghana
Ghana: Sugar cane yields was 24.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Ghana stood at 24.3 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Ghana peaked at 53.19 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 5.31 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Ghana ranks 95th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | 20.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.35 tonnes per hectare | 30 tonnes per hectare | 53.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.32 tonnes per hectare | 17.73 tonnes per hectare | 32.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.66 tonnes per hectare | 24.86 tonnes per hectare | 27.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | 25.44 tonnes per hectare | 25.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.88 tonnes per hectare | 24.49 tonnes per hectare | 25.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.37 tonnes per hectare | 24.3 tonnes per hectare | 24.42 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 sugar cane yields in Ghana?
- Sugar cane yields in Ghana was 24.3 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 53.19 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Ghana rank for sugar cane yields?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.