Sweet potatoes — Production, per unit of GDP in Ghana
Ghana: Sweet potatoes — Production, per unit of GDP was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per unit of GDP in Ghana, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp in Ghana is 0 t per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp in Ghana peaked at 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 t per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Ghana ranks 36th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per unit of GDP in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 1999 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +54.7% |
| 2001 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 2007 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0 t per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0 t per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 t per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0 t per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 t per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 0 t per US$ of GDP | 5 |
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 sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp in Ghana?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp in Ghana was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp?
- Ghana ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.