Ghana vs Tanzania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Ghana
2.23 million tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
2.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Ghana rank
62nd
Tanzania rank
65th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Ghana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.23 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 169,000 tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,444 tonnes | 88,222 tonnes | 27,222 tonnes | Ghana |
| 1970s | 172,700 tonnes | 186,600 tonnes | 13,900 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 212,300 tonnes | 257,200 tonnes | 44,900 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 362,800 tonnes | 291,700 tonnes | 71,100 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2000s | 871,100 tonnes | 800,900 tonnes | 70,200 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 861,500 tonnes | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.89 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Ghana or Tanzania?
- Ghana, at 2.23 million tonnes against 2.06 million tonnes in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Ghana and Tanzania?
- 169,000 tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Tanzania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Ghana ranks 62nd and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.