Potatoes and products — Food in Ghana
Ghana: Potatoes and products — Food was 12 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Food in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes and products — food in Ghana is 12 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food in Ghana peaked at 34 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7 1000 t, in 2010.
That places Ghana 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Food in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 11 1000 t | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 12 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 9 1000 t | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 8 1000 t | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 8 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34 1000 t | +325.0% |
| 2017 | 25 1000 t | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 23 1000 t | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 33 1000 t | +43.5% |
| 2020 | 10 1000 t | -69.7% |
| 2021 | 18 1000 t | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 9 1000 t | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 12 1000 t | +33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17 1000 t | 7 1000 t | 34 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 1000 t | 9 1000 t | 18 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes and products — food in Ghana?
- Potatoes and products — food in Ghana was 12 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 34 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for potatoes and products — food?
- Ghana ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Food. 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.