Oil palm fruit yields in Ghana
Ghana: Oil palm fruit yields was 7.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
7.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
39th
of 44 countries
All-time high
8.33 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
5.28 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7.36 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Ghana peaked at 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5.28 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
Ghana ranks 39th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Oil palm fruit yields in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1965 | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 6.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 6.12 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 7 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 6.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.29 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 7.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 66% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 7.36 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 74% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -29.4% | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 5.88 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | +28.6% | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.3 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 6.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 7.36 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 36 Sierra Leone 7.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Solomon Islands 7.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 38 Philippines 7.64 tonnes per hectare compare
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 41 Cote d'Ivoire 6.4 tonnes per hectare compare
- 42 Guinea 2.68 tonnes per hectare compare
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Ghana?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Ghana was 7.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.28 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Ghana rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.