Cotton lint — Production in Ghana
Ghana: Cotton lint — Production was 5,400 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Ghana, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 5,400 t for cotton lint — production in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Ghana peaked at 18,300 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Ghana 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 35 t | — |
| 1969 | 106 t | +202.9% |
| 1970 | 164 t | +54.7% |
| 1971 | 479 t | +192.1% |
| 1972 | 742 t | +54.9% |
| 1973 | 616 t | -17.0% |
| 1974 | 1,038 t | +68.5% |
| 1975 | 3,655 t | +252.1% |
| 1976 | 2,800 t | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 3,100 t | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 2,700 t | -12.9% |
| 1979 | 2,600 t | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2,500 t | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1,900 t | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 1,600 t | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 1,400 t | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 2,500 t | +78.6% |
| 1985 | 500 t | -80.0% |
| 1986 | 2,738 t | +447.6% |
| 1987 | 2,722 t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 2,470 t | -9.3% |
| 1989 | 3,225 t | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 5,015 t | +55.5% |
| 1991 | 7,950 t | +58.5% |
| 1992 | 11,000 t | +38.4% |
| 1993 | 16,000 t | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 9,340 t | -41.6% |
| 1995 | 10,516 t | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 13,855 t | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 16,100 t | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 18,300 t | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 15,000 t | -18.0% |
| 2000 | 14,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 8,700 t | -37.9% |
| 2002 | 6,000 t | -31.0% |
| 2003 | 7,000 t | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 6,532 t | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 8,709 t | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 8,000 t | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 8,800 t | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 4,800 t | -45.5% |
| 2009 | 4,800 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,000 t | -58.3% |
| 2011 | 6,800 t | +240.0% |
| 2012 | 6,000 t | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 5,400 t | -10.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5,400 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5,400 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,500 t, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +447.6% | 500 t | 2,738 t |
| 1975 | +252.1% | 1,038 t | 3,655 t |
| 2011 | +240.0% | 2,000 t | 6,800 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.67 t | 0 t | 106 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,789 t | 164 t | 3,655 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,156 t | 500 t | 3,225 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,308 t | 5,015 t | 18,300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,734 t | 4,800 t | 14,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,050 t | 2,000 t | 6,800 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 45 Central African Republic 8,000 t compare
- 46 Senegal 7,700 t compare
- 47 Yemen 6,000 t compare
- 49 South Africa 5,205 t compare
- 50 Madagascar 4,800 t compare
- 51 Kenya 4,150 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 cotton lint — production in Ghana?
- Cotton lint — production in Ghana was 5,400 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 18,300 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cotton lint — production?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. 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 Cotton lint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 caput 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.