Pulses — Food in Ghana
Ghana: Pulses — Food was 184 1000 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses — Food in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food in Ghana stood at 184 1000 t.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food in Ghana peaked at 271 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 168 1000 t, in 2016.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 228 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 251 1000 t | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 271 1000 t | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 231 1000 t | -14.8% |
| 2014 | 271 1000 t | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 237 1000 t | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 168 1000 t | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 193 1000 t | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 199 1000 t | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 208 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 211 1000 t | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 213 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 193 1000 t | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 184 1000 t | -4.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 184 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58 1000 t, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 184 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.5 1000 t, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 225.7 1000 t | 168 1000 t | 271 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.25 1000 t | 184 1000 t | 213 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 49 Cuba 208 1000 t compare
- 50 Thailand 200 1000 t compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 198 1000 t compare
- 52 Guatemala 184 1000 t compare
- 54 Philippines 167 1000 t compare
- 55 United Arab Emirates 162 1000 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 pulses — food in Ghana?
- Pulses — food in Ghana was 184 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 271 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pulses — food recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Ghana rank for pulses — food?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — 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.