Mineral Commodities

Ghana

Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names Ghana: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.

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Ghana’s share of each world total, 2025

Ghana’s largest world share was in manganese: 9.9% in 2025. Its manganese output rose 56% from 2024 to 2025. It ranked third of 8 listed producers of manganese. USGS lists Ghana separately in 3 of its 75 world production tables.

Production listings

ranks among countries with published figures

Ghana in the USGS world tables, 2025 (estimates). Units differ by commodity and are never compared across rows.
CommodityMeasure2025UnitRankChange on 2024
GemstonesGem-quality natural diamond mine production330thousand carats11th of 12−0.9%
GoldMine production150metric tons, gold content6th of 13+0.7%
ManganeseMine production (manganese content)2,000thousand metric tons, manganese content3rd of 8+56%

Reserves

2 reserve figures published for Ghana

CommodityMeasureReservesUnitRankWorld share
ManganeseReserves13,000thousand metric tons7th of 70.7%
GoldReserves1,000metric tons13th of 131.5%

Similar producer profiles

most shared commodities, relative to both lists

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.