Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana
Ghana: Palm kernels — Processing was 2,584 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2,584 1000 t for palm kernels — processing in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — processing in Ghana peaked at 2,620 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,008 1000 t, in 2014.
That places Ghana 9th out of 43 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.
Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,003 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 2,125 1000 t | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 2,194 1000 t | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 2,326 1000 t | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 1,008 1000 t | -56.7% |
| 2015 | 1,973 1000 t | +95.7% |
| 2016 | 1,972 1000 t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,991 1000 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2,620 1000 t | +31.6% |
| 2019 | 2,148 1000 t | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 2,208 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,318 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,543 1000 t | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 2,584 1000 t | +1.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 2,584 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 681 1000 t, 3.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 2,584 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 337 1000 t, 7.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Palm kernels — Processing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +95.7% | 1,008 1000 t | 1,973 1000 t |
| 2014 | -56.7% | 2,326 1000 t | 1,008 1000 t |
| 2018 | +31.6% | 1,991 1000 t | 2,620 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,036 1000 t | 1,008 1000 t | 2,620 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,413 1000 t | 2,208 1000 t | 2,584 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 6 Guatemala 4,029 1000 t compare
- 7 Melanesia 3,436 1000 t compare
- 8 Papua New Guinea 3,235 1000 t compare
- 10 Cameroon 2,570 1000 t compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 2,490 1000 t compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 2,490 1000 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 palm kernels — processing in Ghana?
- Palm kernels — processing in Ghana was 2,584 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest palm kernels — processing recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,620 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — processing recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,008 1000 t in 2014.
- How does Ghana rank for palm kernels — processing?
- Ghana ranks 9th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is palm kernels — processing rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Palm kernels — Processing. 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.