Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Ghana
Ghana: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply was 487 mg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in mg/cap/d.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Ghana is 487 mg/cap/d, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Ghana peaked at 488 mg/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 452 mg/cap/d, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 1st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | mg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 452 mg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 454 mg/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 452 mg/cap/d | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 462 mg/cap/d | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 467 mg/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 460 mg/cap/d | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 460 mg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 475 mg/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 488 mg/cap/d | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 475 mg/cap/d | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 461 mg/cap/d | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 470 mg/cap/d | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 479 mg/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 487 mg/cap/d | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 464.5 mg/cap/d | 452 mg/cap/d | 488 mg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 474.25 mg/cap/d | 461 mg/cap/d | 487 mg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 377 mg/cap/d compare
- 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 342 mg/cap/d compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 140 mg/cap/d compare
- 2 Solomon Islands 303 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 113 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 35 mg/cap/d compare
- 3 Rwanda 271 mg/cap/d compare
- 4 Angola 225 mg/cap/d compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 111 mg/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 roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Ghana?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply in Ghana was 487 mg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 488 mg/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 452 mg/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — phosphorus supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Phosphorus supply — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA 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 capita 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.