FAOSTAT · 1961–2024

Tobacco, unmanufactured production in Ghana

In 2024 Ghana produced 2,560 t of tobacco, unmanufactured, the 64th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 5.7%. The record was 3,334 t in 1974. Area harvested: 6,183 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.

The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

Market prices in Ghana

Production, 2024: 2,560 t
World rank: 64 of 118
10-year change: +5.7%
Record: 3,334 t; 1974

Tobacco, unmanufactured in Ghana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

Ghana compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total: 0.04%; 0.03% in 2014
Yield, t/ha: 0.4; world 1.8 (−77%)
kg per person: 0.07; world 0.74
10-year change: +5.7%; world −16%

Position in the world ranking

#	Country	Tonnes	Share
62	Panama	2,754	0.05%
63	France	2,650	0.04%
64	Ghana	2,560	0.04%
65	Guinea	2,399	0.04%
66	Iraq	2,340	0.04%

Full ranking of 118 countries

Map of world production of tobacco, unmanufactured

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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	2,560	+0.6%	6,183	0.41
2023	2,544	+0.6%	6,185	0.41
2022	2,529	−0.7%	6,197	0.41
2021	2,548	+0.5%	6,168	0.41
2020	2,536	+1.3%	6,189	0.41
2019	2,503	+0.4%	6,234	0.40
2018	2,492	+1.7%	6,081	0.41
2017	2,450	+0.7%	6,252	0.39
2016	2,432	+1.8%	6,080	0.40
2015	2,390	−1.4%	5,912	0.40
2014	2,423	−3.1%	5,936	0.41
2013	2,500	+2.2%	5,928	0.42
2012	2,446	+2.2%	5,800	0.42
2011	2,393	+2.3%	5,672	0.42
2010	2,339	+4.3%	5,545	0.42
2009	2,242	−7.2%	5,398	0.42
2008	2,417	−10%	5,652	0.43
2007	2,700	+8.0%	5,750	0.47
2006	2,500	0.0%	5,845	0.43
2005	2,500	+85%	5,500	0.45
2004	1,350	0.0%	3,950	0.34
2003	1,350	0.0%	3,950	0.34
2002	1,350	0.0%	3,950	0.34
2001	1,350	0.0%	3,950	0.34
2000	1,350	0.0%	3,950	0.34
1999	1,350	−44%	3,950	0.34
1998	2,390	+18%	4,060	0.59
1997	2,024	+1.2%	3,440	0.59
1996	2,000	+18%	3,920	0.51
1995	1,700	−24%	2,800	0.61
1994	2,230	+29%	4,575	0.49
1993	1,725	−0.9%	3,500	0.49
1992	1,740	+50%	3,200	0.54
1991	1,160	−24%	3,500	0.33
1990	1,530	−24%	4,000	0.38
1989	2,000	0.0%	4,000	0.50
1988	2,000	0.0%	4,000	0.50
1987	2,000	0.0%	4,000	0.50
1986	2,000	−30%	4,000	0.50
1985	2,838	+18%	4,315	0.66
1984	2,400	+33%	4,000	0.60
1983	1,800	+50%	3,500	0.51
1982	1,200	+50%	2,800	0.43
1981	800	+60%	2,000	0.40
1980	500	0.0%	500	1.00
1979	500	−17%	500	1.00
1978	600	+50%	700	0.86
1977	400	−80%	400	1.00
1976	2,044	−13%	3,200	0.64
1975	2,342	−30%	3,100	0.76
1974	3,334	+28%	4,081	0.82
1973	2,596	+49%	3,171	0.82
1972	1,740	+23%	2,509	0.69
1971	1,411	+51%	2,183	0.65
1970	937	+9.5%	1,630	0.57
1969	856	−23%	1,987	0.43
1968	1,118	−8.3%	3,399	0.33
1967	1,219	+100%	3,561	0.34
1966	610	−29%	3,400	0.18
1965	862	−4.6%	3,804	0.23
1964	904	+14%	2,914	0.31
1963	793	+13%	2,923	0.27
1962	700	+17%	1,790	0.39
1961	600	—	1,540	0.39

Questions and answers

What is the production of tobacco, unmanufactured in Ghana?

Ghana produced 2,560 t in 2024, 0.04% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

Where does Ghana rank in the world for production of tobacco, unmanufactured?

Ghana ranked 64th of 118 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 37.3% of the world total.

How has the production of tobacco, unmanufactured in Ghana changed?

It rose by 5.7% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −16% for the world. The record was 3,334 t in 1974.

What is the yield of tobacco, unmanufactured in Ghana?

0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (2,560 t from 6,183 ha), against a world average of 1.8 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

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.