Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Ghana
Ghana: Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 was 109.62 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Ghana stood at 109.62.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Ghana peaked at 112.27 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.29, in 1961.
That places Ghana 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables Index Number 100 in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.29 | — |
| 1962 | 15.41 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 16.25 | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 16.23 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 17.16 | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 17.69 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 19.23 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 19.71 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 20.77 | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 23.9 | +15.1% |
| 1971 | 24.18 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 30.13 | +24.6% |
| 1973 | 29.98 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 34.88 | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 34.01 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 31.33 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 24.1 | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 23.45 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 22.81 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 22.98 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 21.04 | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 19.59 | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 20.23 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 29.36 | +45.1% |
| 1985 | 29.64 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 29.2 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 30.31 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 27.82 | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 30.22 | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 25 | -17.3% |
| 1991 | 30.89 | +23.6% |
| 1992 | 29.95 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 33.8 | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 37.77 | +11.7% |
| 1995 | 41.82 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 49.7 | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 49.52 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 52.72 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 53.53 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 51 | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 52.8 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 55.89 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 57.17 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 58.84 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 63.94 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 63.71 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.4 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 73.21 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 84.81 | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 86.22 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 89.57 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 90.87 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 94.7 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 100.59 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 101.31 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 105.91 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 112.27 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 107.35 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 108.91 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 109.82 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 108.95 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 109.47 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 109.62 | +0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 109.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 116.9, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 109.62 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 115.18, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables and Fruit: Gross Production … Vegetables 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 | +45.1% | 20.23 | 29.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.53 | 15.29 | 20.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.88 | 22.81 | 34.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.04 | 19.59 | 30.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.47 | 25 | 53.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.98 | 51 | 84.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.69 | 86.22 | 112.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.35 | 108.91 | 109.82 | 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 production index number in Ghana?
- Vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number in Ghana was 109.62 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.27 in 2018.
- What is the lowest vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.29 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number?
- Ghana ranks 76th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables and fruit primary — gross production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.