Cereals, other — Import quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Cereals, other — Import quantity was 620 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 620 1000 t for cereals, other — import quantity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.3% on the previous year and up 61,900.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, other — import quantity in Ghana peaked at 620 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 t, in 2015.
Ghana ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, other — Import quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 8 1000 t | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 5 1000 t | -37.5% |
| 2013 | 1 1000 t | -80.0% |
| 2014 | 1 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 1000 t | — |
| 2017 | 81 1000 t | +3950.0% |
| 2018 | 465 1000 t | +474.1% |
| 2019 | 501 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 401 1000 t | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 402 1000 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 302 1000 t | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 620 1000 t | +105.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 620 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1000 t, 206.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 620 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.5 1000 t, 413.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, other — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +3950.0% | 2 1000 t | 81 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 106.6 1000 t | 0 1000 t | 501 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 431.25 1000 t | 302 1000 t | 620 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 2 China, mainland 3,052 1000 t compare
- 3 United States 2,303 1000 t compare
- 4 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,004 1000 t compare
- 6 Germany 601 1000 t compare
- 7 Spain 510 1000 t compare
- 8 Mexico 397 1000 t 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 cereals, other — import quantity in Ghana?
- Cereals, other — import quantity in Ghana was 620 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 620 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, other — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 t in 2015.
- How does Ghana rank for cereals, other — import quantity?
- Ghana ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, other — import quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, other — Import quantity. 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.