Spices — Food supply in Ghana
Ghana: Spices — Food supply was 340,836 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spices — Food supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spices — food supply in Ghana is 340,836 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spices — food supply in Ghana peaked at 375,063 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 273,069 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Ghana 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Spices — Food supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 273,069 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 295,624 million Kcal | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 313,401 million Kcal | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 327,927 million Kcal | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 334,839 million Kcal | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 345,442 million Kcal | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 356,856 million Kcal | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 375,063 million Kcal | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 337,251 million Kcal | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 332,185 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 333,896 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 333,785 million Kcal | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 357,687 million Kcal | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 340,836 million Kcal | -4.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 340,836 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,554 million Kcal, 21.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 340,836 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,140 million Kcal, 37.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 329,166 million Kcal | 273,069 million Kcal | 375,063 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 341,551 million Kcal | 333,785 million Kcal | 357,687 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 404,339 million Kcal compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 404,339 million Kcal compare
- 22 Sri Lanka 402,483 million Kcal compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 308,713 million Kcal compare
- 25 Morocco 279,113 million Kcal compare
- 26 Egypt 269,486 million Kcal 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 spices — food supply in Ghana?
- Spices — food supply in Ghana was 340,836 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest spices — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 375,063 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest spices — food supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 273,069 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for spices — food supply?
- Ghana ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spices — food supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Spices — Food supply (kcal). 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.