All sugar crops production in Ghana
In 2024 Ghana produced 156,723 t of all sugar crops, the 103rd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.2%. The record was 270,000 t in 1977. Area harvested: 6,450 ha, yield 24.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 156,723 t
- World rank
- 103 of 137
- 10-year change
- +5.2%
- Record
- 270,000 t
- 1977
All sugar crops in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Ghana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 24.3
- world 70.9 (−66%)
- kg per person
- 4.55
- world 274
- 10-year change
- +5.2%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 224,671 | 0.01% |
| 102 | Somalia | 215,200 | 0.01% |
| 103 | Ghana | 156,723 | 0.01% |
| 104 | Rwanda | 156,259 | 0.01% |
| 105 | Burundi | 139,352 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
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 | 156,723 | +0.4% | 6,450 | 24.30 |
| 2023 | 156,166 | +0.4% | 6,415 | 24.34 |
| 2022 | 155,609 | −0.0% | 6,381 | 24.39 |
| 2021 | 155,611 | +0.6% | 6,373 | 24.42 |
| 2020 | 154,675 | +0.6% | 6,336 | 24.41 |
| 2019 | 153,813 | +0.7% | 6,280 | 24.49 |
| 2018 | 152,724 | +0.7% | 6,211 | 24.59 |
| 2017 | 151,605 | +0.7% | 6,142 | 24.68 |
| 2016 | 150,621 | +0.7% | 6,074 | 24.80 |
| 2015 | 149,596 | +0.4% | 6,013 | 24.88 |
| 2014 | 149,000 | −0.7% | 6,000 | 24.83 |
| 2013 | 150,000 | +1.4% | 6,000 | 25.00 |
| 2012 | 148,000 | +2.1% | 6,000 | 24.67 |
| 2011 | 145,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 25.44 |
| 2010 | 145,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 25.44 |
| 2009 | 145,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 25.44 |
| 2008 | 145,000 | 0.0% | 5,700 | 25.44 |
| 2007 | 145,000 | +3.6% | 5,700 | 25.44 |
| 2006 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2005 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2004 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2003 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2002 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2001 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 2000 | 140,000 | 0.0% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 1999 | 140,000 | −4.6% | 5,500 | 25.45 |
| 1998 | 146,700 | +5.2% | 5,900 | 24.86 |
| 1997 | 139,500 | −0.3% | 5,400 | 25.83 |
| 1996 | 139,900 | +27% | 5,500 | 25.44 |
| 1995 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1994 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1993 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1992 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1991 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1990 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1989 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1988 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1987 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1986 | 110,000 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1985 | 110,000 | +22% | 4,000 | 27.50 |
| 1984 | 90,000 | +4.8% | 4,000 | 22.50 |
| 1983 | 85,900 | +47% | 4,000 | 21.48 |
| 1982 | 58,500 | −31% | 3,300 | 17.73 |
| 1981 | 84,600 | −51% | 3,900 | 21.69 |
| 1980 | 171,200 | −5.9% | 5,300 | 32.30 |
| 1979 | 182,000 | +5.6% | 5,500 | 33.09 |
| 1978 | 172,300 | −36% | 5,400 | 31.91 |
| 1977 | 270,000 | +3.8% | 5,600 | 48.21 |
| 1976 | 260,000 | +13% | 5,600 | 46.43 |
| 1975 | 230,000 | +21% | 5,800 | 39.66 |
| 1974 | 190,000 | −24% | 5,300 | 35.85 |
| 1973 | 250,000 | 0.0% | 4,700 | 53.19 |
| 1972 | 250,000 | +64% | 5,300 | 47.17 |
| 1971 | 152,000 | +27% | 4,000 | 38.00 |
| 1970 | 120,000 | +20% | 4,000 | 30.00 |
| 1969 | 100,000 | −34% | 10,738 | 9.31 |
| 1968 | 152,000 | +90% | 8,093 | 18.78 |
| 1967 | 80,000 | +100% | 8,903 | 8.99 |
| 1966 | 40,000 | −60% | 7,531 | 5.31 |
| 1965 | 100,386 | +63% | 4,996 | 20.09 |
| 1964 | 61,776 | +19% | 3,076 | 20.08 |
| 1963 | 51,819 | +30% | 2,590 | 20.01 |
| 1962 | 40,000 | +33% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 1961 | 30,000 | — | 1,500 | 20.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Ghana?
Ghana produced 156,723 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Ghana rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Ghana ranked 103rd of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Ghana changed?
It rose by 5.2% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 270,000 t in 1977.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Ghana?
24.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (156,723 t from 6,450 ha), against a world average of 70.9 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.