Plantains — Food supply in Ghana
Ghana: Plantains — Food supply was 246.17 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▬ Flat
Plantains — Food supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for plantains — food supply in Ghana is 246.17 kcal/cap/d, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply in Ghana peaked at 288.44 kcal/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 246.17 kcal/cap/d, in 2023.
That places Ghana 3rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Plantains — Food supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 259.15 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 258.83 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 248.26 kcal/cap/d | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 250.43 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 254.98 kcal/cap/d | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 256.81 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 254.58 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 267.4 kcal/cap/d | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 288.44 kcal/cap/d | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 285.5 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 274.09 kcal/cap/d | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 271.54 kcal/cap/d | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 248.76 kcal/cap/d | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 246.17 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 262.44 kcal/cap/d | 248.26 kcal/cap/d | 288.44 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.14 kcal/cap/d | 246.17 kcal/cap/d | 274.09 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 71.85 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 110.87 kcal/cap/d compare
- 1 Uganda 419.4 kcal/cap/d compare
- 2 Sao Tome and Principe 304.62 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Gabon 222.73 kcal/cap/d compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.75 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Guyana 189.78 kcal/cap/d compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38.25 kcal/cap/d compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 187.28 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 plantains — food supply in Ghana?
- Plantains — food supply in Ghana was 246.17 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 288.44 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 246.17 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for plantains — food supply?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Plantains — 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.