Maize and products — Production in Ghana
Ghana: Maize and products — Production was 3,619 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize and products — Production in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, maize and products — production in Ghana stood at 3,619 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Ghana peaked at 3,619 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,684 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Ghana 36th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Maize and products — Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,872 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,684 1000 t | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1,950 1000 t | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 1,764 1000 t | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1,762 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,692 1000 t | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1,722 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,011 1000 t | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 2,306 1000 t | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 2,900 1000 t | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 3,032 1000 t | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 3,203 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,256 1000 t | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 3,619 1000 t | +11.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3,619 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 679 1000 t, 5.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3,619 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571.5 1000 t, 6.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,966 1000 t | 1,684 1000 t | 2,900 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,278 1000 t | 3,032 1000 t | 3,619 1000 t | 4 |
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 maize and products — production in Ghana?
- Maize and products — production in Ghana was 3,619 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,619 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,684 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for maize and products — production?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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 Maize and products — Production. 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.