Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ghana
Ghana: Pelagic Fish — Food supply was 36.74 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 36.74 kcal/cap/d for pelagic fish — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — food supply in Ghana peaked at 41.86 kcal/cap/d in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.97 kcal/cap/d, in 2020.
That places Ghana 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Pelagic Fish — Food supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.15 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 41.86 kcal/cap/d | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 35.28 kcal/cap/d | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 38.05 kcal/cap/d | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 34.63 kcal/cap/d | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 35.44 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 37.66 kcal/cap/d | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 38.46 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 37.65 kcal/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 36.53 kcal/cap/d | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 33.97 kcal/cap/d | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 38.18 kcal/cap/d | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 37.45 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 36.74 kcal/cap/d | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.97 kcal/cap/d | 34.15 kcal/cap/d | 41.86 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.59 kcal/cap/d | 33.97 kcal/cap/d | 38.18 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 16 Sri Lanka 40.86 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Latvia 37.19 kcal/cap/d compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 0.93 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 6.7 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.64 kcal/cap/d compare
- 18 Malaysia 37.01 kcal/cap/d compare
- 19 United Republic of Tanzania 0.58 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 36.55 kcal/cap/d compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.21 kcal/cap/d compare
- 21 Gabon 34.46 kcal/cap/d compare
- 22 Malta 34.22 kcal/cap/d 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 pelagic fish — food supply in Ghana?
- Pelagic fish — food supply in Ghana was 36.74 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.86 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.97 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for pelagic fish — food supply?
- Ghana ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — food supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pelagic Fish — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). 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.