Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana
Ghana: Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana, 2011–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.2% for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana peaked at 0.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Ghana ranks 54th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -21.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
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)
- 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 sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana?
- Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product in Ghana was 0.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Ghana rank for sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product?
- Ghana ranks 54th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of gross domestic product. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP.