Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana
Ghana: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 3,120 kcal/cap/d in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana is 3,120 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana peaked at 3,144 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,504 kcal/cap/d, in 2001.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,504 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2002 | 2,595 kcal/cap/d | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2,611 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,627 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,697 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 2,770 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2,750 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,893 kcal/cap/d | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 2,972 kcal/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,942 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,915 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,908 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2,886 kcal/cap/d | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,878 kcal/cap/d | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,814 kcal/cap/d | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2,794 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2,888 kcal/cap/d | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2,973 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3,036 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3,070 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,144 kcal/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 3,138 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3,135 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,120 kcal/cap/d | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,120 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,721 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,120 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,494 kcal/cap/d, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,713 kcal/cap/d | 2,504 kcal/cap/d | 2,972 kcal/cap/d | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,903 kcal/cap/d | 2,794 kcal/cap/d | 3,036 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,121 kcal/cap/d | 3,070 kcal/cap/d | 3,144 kcal/cap/d | 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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Ghana was 3,120 kcal/cap/d in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,144 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,504 kcal/cap/d in 2001.
- How does Ghana rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) — 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.