Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0399 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0399 tonnes per person for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 54,489.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0399 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 27th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +192.2% |
| 2006 | 0 tonnes per person | -67.5% |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +95.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +95.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0388 tonnes per person | +23658.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0358 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0392 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0399 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0399 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 33.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0399 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 621.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +23658.3% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person |
| 2005 | +192.2% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person |
| 2015 | +95.4% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person |
| 2011 | +95.2% | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person |
| 2006 | -67.5% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.038 tonnes per person | 0.0358 tonnes per person | 0.0399 tonnes per person | 4 |
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- 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Ghana was 0.0399 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0399 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54,489.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.