Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Ghana
Ghana: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 was 91.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Ghana is 91.37, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Ghana peaked at 105.16 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.45, in 1982.
That places Ghana 115th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 61.25 | — |
| 1962 | 60.28 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 62.05 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 60.51 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 62.48 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 62.88 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 66.71 | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 66.72 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 68.59 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 76.84 | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 75.61 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 91.59 | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 88.57 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 100.07 | +13.0% |
| 1975 | 94.79 | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 84.87 | -10.5% |
| 1977 | 63.36 | -25.3% |
| 1978 | 59.82 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 56.45 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 55.21 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 49.15 | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 44.45 | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 44.55 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 63 | +41.4% |
| 1985 | 62.26 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 59.99 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 60.87 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 54.55 | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 57.78 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 46.59 | -19.4% |
| 1991 | 56.14 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 53.1 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 58.46 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 63.78 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 68.97 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 80.08 | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 77.91 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 80.95 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 80.21 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.52 | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 75.12 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 77.36 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 77.03 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 77.21 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.73 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 79.35 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 83.02 | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 86.62 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 97.88 | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 97.12 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 98.5 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 97.53 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.22 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.39 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 100.58 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.03 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 101.28 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 105.16 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 98.54 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 98.01 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.91 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.31 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 92.97 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 91.37 | -1.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 91.37 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 100.33, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 91.37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.25, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and Fruit: Gross per capita … capita Index Number 100 in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +41.4% | 44.55 | 63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.5 | 60.28 | 68.59 | 9 |
| 1970s | 79.2 | 56.45 | 100.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.18 | 44.45 | 63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.62 | 46.59 | 80.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.98 | 74.52 | 97.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.73 | 97.12 | 105.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.71 | 91.37 | 98.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Ghana?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index in Ghana was 91.37 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 105.16 in 2018.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.45 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index?
- Ghana ranks 115th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross per capita production index rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.