Agriculture share of GDP in Ghana
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 21.3% of GDP in Ghana in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2012.
Ghana, 2025
21.3%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
World, 2025
4.0%
Agriculture share of GDP in Ghana over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.3% | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 35.1% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 20.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 20.0%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.0%.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Agricultural land
55.4%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,632 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.65e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
65.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
7.25e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
14.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT