Ghana vs Senegal: How have things changed?

Ghana
617,969 metric tons
in 2024
Senegal
502,151 metric tons
in 2024
Ghana rank
41st
Senegal rank
44th

How have things changed? over time

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 617,969 metric tons against 502,151 metric tons in Senegal, a difference of 115,818 metric tons.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.

Ghana ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 44th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 93,260 metric tons 114,067 metric tons 20,807 metric tons Senegal
1970s 241,960 metric tons 192,723 metric tons 49,238 metric tons Ghana
1980s 294,246 metric tons 251,527 metric tons 42,719 metric tons Ghana
1990s 411,728 metric tons 392,322 metric tons 19,406 metric tons Ghana
2000s 387,131 metric tons 422,494 metric tons 35,363 metric tons Senegal
2010s 379,585 metric tons 466,747 metric tons 87,162 metric tons Senegal
2020s 511,995 metric tons 503,234 metric tons 8,761 metric tons Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Ghana or Senegal?
Ghana, at 617,969 metric tons against 502,151 metric tons in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Ghana and Senegal?
115,818 metric tons, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for how have things changed??
Ghana ranks 41st and Senegal ranks 44th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.