Pelagic Fish — Import quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Pelagic Fish — Import quantity was 368 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pelagic Fish — Import quantity in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pelagic fish — import quantity in Ghana stood at 368 1000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pelagic fish — import quantity in Ghana peaked at 421 1000 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 247 1000 t, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 24th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pelagic Fish — Import quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 247 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 409 1000 t | +65.6% |
| 2012 | 295 1000 t | -27.9% |
| 2013 | 414 1000 t | +40.3% |
| 2014 | 325 1000 t | -21.5% |
| 2015 | 335 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 387 1000 t | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 377 1000 t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 384 1000 t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 421 1000 t | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 331 1000 t | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 368 1000 t | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 368 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 368 1000 t | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 368 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12 1000 t, 30.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 368 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17 1000 t, 21.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 359.4 1000 t | 247 1000 t | 421 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.75 1000 t | 331 1000 t | 368 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 pelagic fish — import quantity in Ghana?
- Pelagic fish — import quantity in Ghana was 368 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pelagic fish — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 421 1000 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest pelagic fish — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 247 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for pelagic fish — import quantity?
- Ghana ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pelagic fish — import quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Pelagic Fish — Import quantity. 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.