Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,688 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana is 2,688 kg per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana peaked at 2,688 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 989.2 kg per hectare, in 1990.
Ghana ranks 99th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,262 kg per hectare | 989.2 kg per hectare | 1,389 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,396 kg per hectare | 1,186 kg per hectare | 1,660 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,869 kg per hectare | 1,594 kg per hectare | 2,346 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,473 kg per hectare | 2,360 kg per hectare | 2,688 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More poverty & inequality data for Ghana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.514 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1687 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1687 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1991 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.6% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.5095 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 85.4% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Ghana was 2,688 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,688 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 989.2 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Ghana ranks 99th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.