Bean production in Ghana
Ghana: Bean production was 166,120 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Bean production in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 166,120 for bean production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean production in Ghana peaked at 223,200 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62,500, in 2001.
That places Ghana 31st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Bean production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62,500 | — |
| 2002 | 140,000 | +124.0% |
| 2003 | 145,600 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 141,600 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 143,800 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 167,000 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 118,900 | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 179,900 | +51.3% |
| 2009 | 204,800 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 188,082 | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 191,978 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 223,200 | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 200,400 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 201,150 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 201,150 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 143,216 | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 170,490 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 176,672 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 163,459 | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 169,464 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 174,498 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 168,629 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 167,374 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 166,120 | -0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 166,120 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64,042, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 166,120 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84,150, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +124.0% | 62,500 | 140,000 |
| 2008 | +51.3% | 118,900 | 179,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144,900 | 62,500 | 204,800 | 9 |
| 2010s | 185,980 | 143,216 | 223,200 | 10 |
| 2020s | 169,217 | 166,120 | 174,498 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean production in Ghana?
- Bean production in Ghana was 166,120 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 223,200 in 2012.
- What is the lowest bean production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,500 in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for bean production?
- Ghana ranks 31st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Bean production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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