Beer — Food supply in Ghana
Ghana: Beer — Food supply was 143,210 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beer — Food supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, beer — food supply in Ghana stood at 143,210 million Kcal. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer — food supply in Ghana peaked at 143,210 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62,114 million Kcal, in 2014.
That places Ghana 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Beer — Food supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 77,305 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 81,848 million Kcal | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 98,290 million Kcal | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 101,830 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 62,114 million Kcal | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 64,300 million Kcal | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 66,374 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 70,909 million Kcal | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 117,547 million Kcal | +65.8% |
| 2019 | 127,035 million Kcal | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 119,878 million Kcal | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 140,307 million Kcal | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 139,394 million Kcal | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 143,210 million Kcal | +2.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 143,210 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,863 million Kcal, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 143,210 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64,709 million Kcal, 2.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer — Food supply in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +65.8% | 70,909 million Kcal | 117,547 million Kcal |
| 2014 | -39.0% | 101,830 million Kcal | 62,114 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86,755 million Kcal | 62,114 million Kcal | 127,035 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,697 million Kcal | 119,878 million Kcal | 143,210 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer — food supply in Ghana?
- Beer — food supply in Ghana was 143,210 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beer — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 143,210 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest beer — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,114 million Kcal in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for beer — food supply?
- Ghana ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beer — food supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.