Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Ghana
Ghana: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) was 18.91 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Ghana is 18.91 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 18.91 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.57 t per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Ghana 46th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.71 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 1.58 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.68 t per square kilometre | +70.9% |
| 1967 | 2.34 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 2.09 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 3.55 t per square kilometre | +70.4% |
| 1971 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 2.87 t per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 3.09 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 3.59 t per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 2.72 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.33 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 1.9 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 3.02 t per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 1980 | 2.62 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 2.76 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 2.6 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1984 | 4.43 t per square kilometre | +156.9% |
| 1985 | 3.7 t per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 3.5 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 4.29 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 4.62 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 4.88 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 3.35 t per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 5.65 t per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1992 | 4.93 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 6.54 t per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 6.29 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.01 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 6.83 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.47 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 7.01 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 6.49 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 6.42 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.94 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 8.24 t per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 7.92 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 6.98 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 7.34 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.54 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 8.77 t per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 9.74 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 10.61 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.47 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 10.59 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 9.56 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.56 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.28 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 9.28 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 10.57 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 12.32 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 15.32 t per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 16.1 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 16.33 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.94 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 18.91 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 18.91 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.41 t per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 18.91 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.71 t per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +156.9% | 1.72 t per square kilometre | 4.43 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.93 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 2.68 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.91 t per square kilometre | 1.9 t per square kilometre | 3.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.51 t per square kilometre | 1.72 t per square kilometre | 4.88 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.06 t per square kilometre | 3.35 t per square kilometre | 7.01 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 t per square kilometre | 5.94 t per square kilometre | 9.74 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.66 t per square kilometre | 9.28 t per square kilometre | 15.32 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.07 t per square kilometre | 16.1 t per square kilometre | 18.91 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 18.91 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.91 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 t per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals excluding rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals excluding rice — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.