Vegetables Primary — Yield in Ghana
Ghana: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 9,591 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — yield in Ghana is 9,591 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in Ghana peaked at 9,673 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,416 kg/ha, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 173rd of 251 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,426 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,431 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3,430 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 3,416 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 3,474 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3,480 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 3,619 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 3,646 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3,488 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 3,934 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 3,940 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 3,874 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 4,121 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 4,002 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 4,193 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 3,834 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 4,392 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1978 | 4,207 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 4,190 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 4,067 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 3,898 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 3,862 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 3,861 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,128 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 4,384 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 3,940 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1987 | 3,966 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 4,112 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 4,028 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 4,532 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 4,462 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 4,523 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 4,690 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 4,839 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 6,248 kg/ha | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 5,223 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 5,146 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 5,453 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 4,962 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 4,778 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 4,508 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 4,493 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,162 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 5,135 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,498 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 6,020 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 6,650 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 6,982 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 8,209 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 8,359 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 8,640 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 8,908 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9,122 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9,468 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9,488 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,482 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9,494 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,390 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,661 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9,673 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9,574 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 9,626 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 9,618 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 9,591 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 9,591 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,057 kg/ha, 80% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 9,591 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,414 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.1% | 4,839 kg/ha | 6,248 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,490 kg/ha | 3,416 kg/ha | 3,646 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,069 kg/ha | 3,834 kg/ha | 4,392 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,025 kg/ha | 3,861 kg/ha | 4,384 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,008 kg/ha | 4,462 kg/ha | 6,248 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,744 kg/ha | 4,493 kg/ha | 8,209 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,201 kg/ha | 8,359 kg/ha | 9,661 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,616 kg/ha | 9,574 kg/ha | 9,673 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — yield in Ghana?
- Vegetables primary — yield in Ghana was 9,591 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 9,673 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,416 kg/ha in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for vegetables primary — yield?
- Ghana ranks 173rd out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.