Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ghana
Ghana: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 60,413 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ghana, 1996–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ghana stood at 60,413 1000 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ghana peaked at 61,848 1000 USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28,031 1000 USD, in 1997.
Ghana ranks 27th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37,939 1000 USD | — |
| 1997 | 28,031 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 1998 | 38,574 1000 USD | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 38,108 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 38,058 1000 USD | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38,740 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 40,404 1000 USD | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 41,323 1000 USD | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 42,647 1000 USD | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 40,226 1000 USD | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 45,318 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 47,132 1000 USD | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 48,529 1000 USD | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 49,913 1000 USD | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 50,811 1000 USD | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 55,045 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 57,163 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 57,163 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58,545 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 59,967 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 58,558 1000 USD | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 61,848 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 60,124 1000 USD | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 60,177 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 60,716 1000 USD | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 60,339 1000 USD | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 60,411 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 60,489 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 60,413 1000 USD | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,663 1000 USD | 28,031 1000 USD | 38,574 1000 USD | 4 |
| 2000s | 43,229 1000 USD | 38,058 1000 USD | 49,913 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,940 1000 USD | 50,811 1000 USD | 61,848 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,474 1000 USD | 60,339 1000 USD | 60,716 1000 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ghana?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Ghana was 60,413 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 61,848 1000 USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,031 1000 USD in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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