Cereal yield in Ghana
Cereal farms in Ghana harvested 2,632 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Ghana, 2024
2,632
Change from 2023
+2.7%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
100th of 176
Cereal yield in Ghana over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,632 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 2,562 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 2,410 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 2,361 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 2,411 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 2,346 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 2,173 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 1,949 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 1,842 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 1,830 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 1,703 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 1,689 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 1,768 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 1,594 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 1,814 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 1,660 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 1,598 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 1,317 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 1,335 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 1,432 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 1,373 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 1,396 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 1,349 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 1,186 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 1,309 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7% from 2,562 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1,703 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +54.5%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 100th highest value.
More for Ghana
All statistics for Ghana
Agricultural land
55.4%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
6.4%
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