Maize seed quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Maize seed quantity was 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Maize seed quantity in Ghana, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize seed quantity in Ghana is 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize seed quantity in Ghana peaked at 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5,198 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1964.
Ghana ranks 14th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,865 FAO, metric tonnes | 5,198 FAO, metric tonnes | 13,575 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,513 FAO, metric tonnes | 6,150 FAO, metric tonnes | 13,200 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,119 FAO, metric tonnes | 11,160 FAO, metric tonnes | 21,720 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,730 FAO, metric tonnes | 18,204 FAO, metric tonnes | 20,907 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,910 FAO, metric tonnes | 21,399 FAO, metric tonnes | 29,750 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes | 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes | 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize seed quantity in Ghana?
- Maize seed quantity in Ghana was 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest maize seed quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 30,695 FAO, metric tonnes in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize seed quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,198 FAO, metric tonnes in 1964.
- How does Ghana rank for maize seed quantity?
- Ghana ranks 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2011.
- Is maize seed quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.