Cereals excluding rice — Production in Ghana
Ghana: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 4.30 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Ghana stood at 4.30 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and up 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Ghana peaked at 4.30 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 356,328 t, in 1965.
Ghana ranks 52nd of 174 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.
Cereals excluding rice — Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 406,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 390,000 t | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 359,834 t | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 357,344 t | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 356,328 t | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 608,900 t | +70.9% |
| 1967 | 533,324 t | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 457,324 t | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 474,500 t | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 808,700 t | +70.4% |
| 1971 | 768,200 t | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 653,400 t | -14.9% |
| 1973 | 702,100 t | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 816,900 t | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 600,400 t | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 619,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 530,000 t | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 432,000 t | -18.5% |
| 1979 | 687,000 t | +59.0% |
| 1980 | 596,000 t | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 628,000 t | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 592,000 t | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 392,000 t | -33.8% |
| 1984 | 1.01 million t | +156.9% |
| 1985 | 841,000 t | -16.5% |
| 1986 | 797,100 t | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 976,700 t | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million t | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million t | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 762,900 t | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million t | +68.5% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million t | -12.7% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million t | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million t | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million t | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million t | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.47 million t | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.59 million t | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million t | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.46 million t | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.35 million t | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million t | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 1.80 million t | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million t | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.66 million t | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 1.67 million t | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million t | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 1.99 million t | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 2.22 million t | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 2.42 million t | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 2.16 million t | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 2.41 million t | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 2.18 million t | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million t | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.11 million t | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.11 million t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million t | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 2.80 million t | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 3.49 million t | +24.3% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million t | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million t | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 3.85 million t | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.30 million t | +11.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.30 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 3.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.30 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 3.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production 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 | +156.9% | 392,000 t | 1.01 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438,173 t | 356,328 t | 608,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 661,770 t | 432,000 t | 816,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 799,080 t | 392,000 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 million t | 762,900 t | 1.60 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million t | 1.35 million t | 2.22 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 million t | 2.11 million t | 3.49 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.88 million t | 3.66 million t | 4.30 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals excluding rice — production in Ghana?
- Cereals excluding rice — production in Ghana was 4.30 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.30 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,328 t in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Ghana ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.7%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.