Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana
Ghana: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 0.0036 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana is 0.0036 t per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana peaked at 0.016 t per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 t per person, in 2009.
That places Ghana 46th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0067 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0069 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0071 t per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0072 t per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0074 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0079 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0077 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0086 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 t per person | +22.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0103 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.015 t per person | +45.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0138 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0148 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0115 t per person | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0107 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 0.007 t per person | -34.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 t per person | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.007 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0072 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 t per person | -18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.005 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 t per person | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 t per person | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 t per person | +116.2% |
| 1987 | 0.011 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 t per person | -28.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 t per person | +37.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 t per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0089 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0083 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 t per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 t per person | -14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0149 t per person | +157.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0129 t per person | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.016 t per person | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0134 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0124 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 t per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0121 t per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 t per person | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 t per person | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0047 t per person | -28.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 t per person | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 t per person | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.004 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0036 t per person | -2.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0036 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 t per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0036 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 t per person, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +157.6% | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0149 t per person |
| 1986 | +116.2% | 0.0045 t per person | 0.0098 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0086 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 0.015 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 0.011 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 t per person | 0.0058 t per person | 0.016 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0134 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 5 |
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Ghana was 0.0036 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.016 t per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 t per person in 2009.
- How does Ghana rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Ghana ranks 46th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.