FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sorghum production in Ghana
In 2024 Ghana produced 479,000 t of sorghum, the 20th largest in the world (0.75% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 85%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 380,192 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2024
- 479,000 t
- World rank
- 20 of 107
- 10-year change
- +85%
- Record
- 479,000 t
- 2024
Sorghum in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 479,000 | +16% | 380,192 | 1.26 |
| 2023 | 413,000 | +2.9% | 310,000 | 1.33 |
| 2022 | 401,499 | +24% | 310,000 | 1.30 |
| 2021 | 324,000 | −9.0% | 310,000 | 1.05 |
| 2020 | 356,000 | +3.2% | 304,000 | 1.17 |
| 2019 | 345,000 | +9.1% | 300,000 | 1.15 |
| 2018 | 316,236 | +37% | 275,838 | 1.15 |
| 2017 | 230,000 | +0.2% | 208,799 | 1.10 |
| 2016 | 229,604 | −13% | 229,604 | 1.00 |
| 2015 | 262,652 | +1.4% | 228,393 | 1.15 |
| 2014 | 259,000 | +0.9% | 227,000 | 1.14 |
| 2013 | 256,736 | −8.3% | 225,819 | 1.14 |
| 2012 | 279,983 | −2.5% | 230,841 | 1.21 |
| 2011 | 287,069 | −12% | 243,482 | 1.18 |
| 2010 | 324,422 | −7.5% | 252,555 | 1.28 |
| 2009 | 350,550 | +5.9% | 267,210 | 1.31 |
| 2008 | 330,950 | +114% | 275,860 | 1.20 |
| 2007 | 154,830 | −51% | 208,470 | 0.74 |
| 2006 | 315,000 | +3.3% | 320,000 | 0.98 |
| 2005 | 305,000 | +6.3% | 305,000 | 1.00 |
| 2004 | 287,000 | −15% | 298,107 | 0.96 |
| 2003 | 337,670 | +6.8% | 346,000 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 316,070 | +13% | 337,150 | 0.94 |
| 2001 | 279,712 | −0.0% | 329,103 | 0.85 |
| 2000 | 279,800 | −7.4% | 288,700 | 0.97 |
| 1999 | 302,020 | −22% | 311,700 | 0.97 |
| 1998 | 387,400 | +16% | 332,360 | 1.17 |
| 1997 | 332,600 | −5.9% | 323,600 | 1.03 |
| 1996 | 353,419 | −1.9% | 314,300 | 1.12 |
| 1995 | 360,100 | +11% | 334,500 | 1.08 |
| 1994 | 323,881 | −1.3% | 299,200 | 1.08 |
| 1993 | 328,300 | +27% | 309,600 | 1.06 |
| 1992 | 258,800 | +7.2% | 307,300 | 0.84 |
| 1991 | 241,400 | +78% | 262,600 | 0.92 |
| 1990 | 135,800 | −37% | 215,200 | 0.63 |
| 1989 | 215,000 | +34% | 286,000 | 0.75 |
| 1988 | 161,000 | −22% | 226,000 | 0.71 |
| 1987 | 205,900 | +61% | 271,600 | 0.76 |
| 1986 | 128,000 | −12% | 176,000 | 0.73 |
| 1985 | 145,000 | −16% | 202,000 | 0.72 |
| 1984 | 172,000 | +62% | 252,000 | 0.68 |
| 1983 | 106,000 | −16% | 220,000 | 0.48 |
| 1982 | 126,000 | −3.8% | 216,000 | 0.58 |
| 1981 | 131,000 | −0.8% | 198,000 | 0.66 |
| 1980 | 132,000 | −16% | 261,000 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 158,000 | +31% | 211,000 | 0.75 |
| 1978 | 121,000 | −7.6% | 160,000 | 0.76 |
| 1977 | 131,000 | −31% | 175,000 | 0.75 |
| 1976 | 189,000 | +40% | 249,000 | 0.76 |
| 1975 | 135,100 | −24% | 208,000 | 0.65 |
| 1974 | 176,800 | +6.1% | 216,100 | 0.82 |
| 1973 | 166,600 | +9.3% | 221,000 | 0.75 |
| 1972 | 152,400 | −12% | 200,300 | 0.76 |
| 1971 | 172,700 | −7.1% | 233,100 | 0.74 |
| 1970 | 185,900 | +125% | 242,800 | 0.77 |
| 1969 | 82,700 | −0.7% | 150,000 | 0.55 |
| 1968 | 83,316 | −15% | 151,000 | 0.55 |
| 1967 | 97,642 | −23% | 145,000 | 0.67 |
| 1966 | 127,500 | +41% | 175,600 | 0.73 |
| 1965 | 90,428 | −21% | 155,727 | 0.58 |
| 1964 | 115,017 | +5.6% | 166,202 | 0.69 |
| 1963 | 108,870 | +3.7% | 161,872 | 0.67 |
| 1962 | 105,000 | +5.0% | 155,000 | 0.68 |
| 1961 | 100,000 | — | 150,000 | 0.67 |
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.