Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana
Ghana: Palm kernels — Processing was 43,053 t in 2013. ▲ Rising
Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 43,053 t for palm kernels — processing in 2013.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, palm kernels — processing in Ghana peaked at 47,995 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10,706 t, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 15th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Palm kernels — Processing in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,706 t | — |
| 1962 | 12,201 t | +14.0% |
| 1963 | 12,929 t | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 12,984 t | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 21,766 t | +67.6% |
| 1966 | 27,000 t | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 34,390 t | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 33,893 t | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 33,364 t | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 36,999 t | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 36,491 t | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 32,000 t | -12.3% |
| 1973 | 32,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 33,966 t | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 32,000 t | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 30,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 30,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 29,300 t | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 28,500 t | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 29,600 t | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 31,600 t | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 26,500 t | -16.1% |
| 1991 | 29,800 t | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 32,600 t | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 32,500 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 33,200 t | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 33,700 t | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 25,714 t | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 33,595 t | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 35,766 t | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 34,003 t | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 34,510 t | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 35,134 t | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 35,998 t | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 35,766 t | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 36,944 t | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 38,612 t | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 47,995 t | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 35,319 t | -26.4% |
| 2008 | 34,631 t | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35,340 t | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 36,000 t | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 45,900 t | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 46,800 t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 43,053 t | -8.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 43,053 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,000 t, 2.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 43,053 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,171 t, 2.7× the median. (14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +67.6% | 12,984 t | 21,766 t |
| 1997 | +30.6% | 25,714 t | 33,595 t |
| 2007 | -26.4% | 47,995 t | 35,319 t |
| 1967 | +27.4% | 27,000 t | 34,390 t |
| 2011 | +27.5% | 36,000 t | 45,900 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22,137 t | 10,706 t | 34,390 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,646 t | 30,000 t | 36,999 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,900 t | 28,500 t | 31,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,738 t | 25,714 t | 35,766 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,025 t | 34,510 t | 47,995 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,938 t | 36,000 t | 46,800 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 12 China, mainland 55,000 t compare
- 13 Costa Rica 52,134 t compare
- 14 Peru 51,000 t compare
- 14 Caribbean 12,000 t compare
- 16 Togo 41,000 t compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 28,000 t compare
- 18 Philippines 27,163 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 43,053 t in 2013, 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 47,995 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest palm kernels — processing recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,706 t in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for palm kernels — processing?
- Ghana ranks 15th out of 55 countries with data for 2013.
- Is palm kernels — processing rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Palm kernels — Processing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 caput 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.