Starchy Roots — Losses in Ghana
Ghana: Starchy Roots — Losses was 10,327 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Losses in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starchy roots — losses in Ghana is 10,327 1000 t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — losses in Ghana peaked at 10,327 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,289 1000 t, in 2011.
Ghana ranks 3rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Losses in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5,394 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 5,289 1000 t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5,876 1000 t | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 6,377 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 6,939 1000 t | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 6,794 1000 t | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6,994 1000 t | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7,453 1000 t | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 8,028 1000 t | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 7,637 1000 t | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 8,360 1000 t | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 9,038 1000 t | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 10,233 1000 t | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 10,327 1000 t | +0.9% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 10,327 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 133 1000 t, 77.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 10,327 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 115 1000 t, 89.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,678 1000 t | 5,289 1000 t | 8,028 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,490 1000 t | 8,360 1000 t | 10,327 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Nigeria 14,658 1000 t compare
- 2 India 14,449 1000 t compare
- 4 China 6,836 1000 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 6,821 1000 t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3,683 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 starchy roots — losses in Ghana?
- Starchy roots — losses in Ghana was 10,327 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — losses recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10,327 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — losses recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,289 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Ghana rank for starchy roots — losses?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — losses rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. 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 Starchy Roots — Losses. 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.