Cassava and products — Losses in Ghana
Ghana: Cassava and products — Losses was 8,031 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cassava and products — Losses in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava and products — losses in Ghana is 8,031 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava and products — losses in Ghana peaked at 8,031 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,825 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Ghana 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Cassava and products — Losses in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,969 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 3,825 1000 t | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4,364 1000 t | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 4,797 1000 t | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 5,339 1000 t | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 5,164 1000 t | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 5,339 1000 t | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 5,703 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 6,254 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 5,810 1000 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 6,543 1000 t | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 6,804 1000 t | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 7,909 1000 t | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 8,031 1000 t | +1.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 8,031 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 114 1000 t, 70.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 8,031 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86 1000 t, 93.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,056 1000 t | 3,825 1000 t | 6,254 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,322 1000 t | 6,543 1000 t | 8,031 1000 t | 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 cassava and products — losses in Ghana?
- Cassava and products — losses in Ghana was 8,031 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava and products — losses recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,031 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cassava and products — losses recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,825 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for cassava and products — losses?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cassava and products — losses rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. 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 Cassava and products — Losses. 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.