Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Ghana
Ghana: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 32.1 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Ghana, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Ghana stood at 32.1 %.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Ghana peaked at 41.6 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.1 %, in 2000.
That places Ghana 95th out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1 % | — |
| 2001 | 32.2 % | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 37.8 % | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 41.6 % | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 38.6 % | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 34.5 % | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 32.1 % | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 29.7 % | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 27.3 % | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 29.4 % | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 30.7 % | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 33.4 % | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 33 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 35.7 % | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 37 % | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 39.5 % | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 39 % | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 38.7 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3 % | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 38.1 % | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 35.4 % | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 32.1 % | -9.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 32.1 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6 %, 70% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 32.1 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5 %, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.93 % | 26.1 % | 41.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.24 % | 30.7 % | 39.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.75 % | 32.1 % | 35.4 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 92 Cameroon 34.6 % compare
- 93 Azerbaijan 34.1 % compare
- 94 Greece 34 % compare
- 96 Philippines 30.7 % compare
- 97 Guinea 28.5 % compare
- 98 Sierra Leone 28.2 % compare
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Ghana?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Ghana was 32.1 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.6 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1 % in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. 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 Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.