Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Ghana
Ghana: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 110.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross per capita production index number in Ghana is 110.69, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Ghana peaked at 114.81 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 42.76, in 1983.
That places Ghana 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 73.71 | — |
| 1962 | 73.06 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 72.85 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 80.66 | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 71.3 | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 72.04 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 75.36 | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 71.28 | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 75.11 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 77.26 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 78.02 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 74.46 | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 73.7 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 80.61 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 73.11 | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 62.77 | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 53.64 | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 51.3 | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 51.67 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 50.36 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 48.41 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 43.87 | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 42.76 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 52.97 | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 51.67 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 54.29 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 53.92 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 54.74 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 57.92 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 46.47 | -19.8% |
| 1991 | 65.12 | +40.1% |
| 1992 | 62.66 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 65.86 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 62.59 | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 69.86 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 74.38 | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 70.56 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 74.74 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 77.3 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 76.14 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 77.18 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 83.14 | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 84.1 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.75 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.78 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 80.89 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 88.3 | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 94.61 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 94.55 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.93 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 98.92 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99.35 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 101.36 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.73 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.9 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 103.16 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 105.85 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 108.05 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 109.73 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 114.81 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 111.78 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 111.9 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 110.69 | -1.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 110.69 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102.55, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 110.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.61, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +40.1% | 46.47 | 65.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.93 | 71.28 | 80.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 67.65 | 51.3 | 80.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.09 | 42.76 | 57.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.95 | 46.47 | 77.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.89 | 76.14 | 94.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.58 | 94.55 | 108.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.78 | 109.73 | 114.81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross per capita production index number in Ghana?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Ghana was 110.69 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 114.81 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.76 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Ghana ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.