All pulses production in Ghana
In 2024 Ghana produced 516,522 t of all pulses, the 32nd largest in the world (0.53% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 21%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 600,460 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 516,522 t
- World rank
- 32 of 170
- 10-year change
- +21%
- Record
- 516,522 t
- 2024
All pulses in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Ghana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.53%
- 0.56% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 0.9
- world 1.1 (−19%)
- kg per person
- 15.0
- world 11.9
- 10-year change
- +21%
- world +26%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Sudan | 579,293 | 0.60% |
| 31 | Burundi | 520,001 | 0.54% |
| 32 | Ghana | 516,522 | 0.53% |
| 33 | Rwanda | 490,563 | 0.51% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 489,390 | 0.50% |
Map of world production of pulses
Share of the world total; Ghana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 516,522 | +3.0% | 600,460 | 0.86 |
| 2023 | 501,298 | −2.6% | 592,891 | 0.85 |
| 2022 | 514,772 | +2.8% | 597,797 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 500,664 | +11% | 587,423 | 0.85 |
| 2020 | 452,247 | +2.1% | 573,535 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 443,063 | +0.9% | 568,410 | 0.78 |
| 2018 | 439,115 | +7.8% | 560,866 | 0.78 |
| 2017 | 407,322 | +8.6% | 553,551 | 0.74 |
| 2016 | 375,093 | −13% | 526,640 | 0.71 |
| 2015 | 430,734 | +0.7% | 603,834 | 0.71 |
| 2014 | 427,638 | +0.4% | 597,297 | 0.72 |
| 2013 | 425,800 | −9.7% | 584,000 | 0.73 |
| 2012 | 471,453 | +4.2% | 597,600 | 0.79 |
| 2011 | 452,657 | +114% | 602,407 | 0.75 |
| 2010 | 211,102 | −7.2% | 428,960 | 0.49 |
| 2009 | 227,492 | +13% | 460,954 | 0.49 |
| 2008 | 201,235 | +45% | 448,861 | 0.45 |
| 2007 | 139,179 | −25% | 400,212 | 0.35 |
| 2006 | 186,193 | +15% | 391,610 | 0.48 |
| 2005 | 161,800 | +1.8% | 390,000 | 0.41 |
| 2004 | 158,897 | −2.0% | 371,274 | 0.43 |
| 2003 | 162,144 | +4.6% | 370,400 | 0.44 |
| 2002 | 155,000 | +114% | 361,200 | 0.43 |
| 2001 | 72,500 | +443% | 203,000 | 0.36 |
| 2000 | 13,344 | −11% | 136,237 | 0.10 |
| 1999 | 15,000 | −1.3% | 150,000 | 0.10 |
| 1998 | 15,203 | −1.9% | 155,099 | 0.10 |
| 1997 | 15,500 | +3.3% | 155,000 | 0.10 |
| 1996 | 15,000 | +3.4% | 150,000 | 0.10 |
| 1995 | 14,500 | +3.6% | 145,000 | 0.10 |
| 1994 | 14,000 | −3.4% | 140,000 | 0.10 |
| 1993 | 14,500 | −3.3% | 145,000 | 0.10 |
| 1992 | 15,000 | −3.2% | 150,000 | 0.10 |
| 1991 | 15,500 | +8.4% | 155,000 | 0.10 |
| 1990 | 14,300 | −24% | 150,000 | 0.10 |
| 1989 | 18,800 | +24% | 168,300 | 0.11 |
| 1988 | 15,200 | −13% | 112,200 | 0.14 |
| 1987 | 17,500 | −10% | 160,200 | 0.11 |
| 1986 | 19,500 | +77% | 205,600 | 0.09 |
| 1985 | 11,000 | −21% | 110,000 | 0.10 |
| 1984 | 14,000 | +20% | 138,000 | 0.10 |
| 1983 | 11,700 | −17% | 126,200 | 0.09 |
| 1982 | 14,100 | −17% | 160,500 | 0.09 |
| 1981 | 17,000 | +5.6% | 176,200 | 0.10 |
| 1980 | 16,100 | +79% | 120,800 | 0.13 |
| 1979 | 9,000 | −18% | 121,000 | 0.07 |
| 1978 | 11,000 | −21% | 118,000 | 0.09 |
| 1977 | 14,000 | −16% | 157,000 | 0.09 |
| 1976 | 16,700 | −1.8% | 163,000 | 0.10 |
| 1975 | 17,000 | 0.0% | 147,000 | 0.12 |
| 1974 | 17,000 | +31% | 150,000 | 0.11 |
| 1973 | 13,000 | −10% | 104,000 | 0.13 |
| 1972 | 14,500 | +3.6% | 124,000 | 0.12 |
| 1971 | 14,000 | 0.0% | 152,000 | 0.09 |
| 1970 | 14,000 | +17% | 153,000 | 0.09 |
| 1969 | 12,000 | +9.1% | 125,000 | 0.10 |
| 1968 | 11,000 | +10% | 105,000 | 0.10 |
| 1967 | 10,000 | 0.0% | 100,000 | 0.10 |
| 1966 | 10,000 | +47% | 100,000 | 0.10 |
| 1965 | 6,800 | +4.6% | 68,000 | 0.10 |
| 1964 | 6,500 | +8.3% | 65,000 | 0.10 |
| 1963 | 6,000 | +20% | 60,000 | 0.10 |
| 1962 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 50,000 | 0.10 |
| 1961 | 5,000 | — | 50,000 | 0.10 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pulses in Ghana?
Ghana produced 516,522 t in 2024, 0.53% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Ghana rank in the world for production of pulses?
Ghana ranked 32nd of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of pulses in Ghana changed?
It rose by 21% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.
What is the yield of pulses in Ghana?
0.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (516,522 t from 600,460 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Ghana is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.