Ghana vs Nigeria: Yams — Food
Yams — Food over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 21,000 1000 t against 5,321 1000 t in Ghana, a difference of 15,679 1000 t.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.9 times Ghana's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 95 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,246 1000 t | 21,320 1000 t | 17,074 1000 t | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5,091 1000 t | 20,000 1000 t | 14,909 1000 t | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — food, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 21,000 1000 t against 5,321 1000 t in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in yams — food between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 15,679 1000 t, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for yams — food?
- Ghana ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.