Ghana vs Uganda: How have things changed?

Ghana
617,969 metric tons
in 2024
Uganda
641,580 metric tons
in 2024
Ghana rank
41st
Uganda rank
38th

How have things changed? over time

  • Ghana
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 641,580 metric tons against 617,969 metric tons in Ghana, a difference of 23,611 metric tons.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 38th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 93,260 metric tons 98,580 metric tons 5,320 metric tons Uganda
1970s 241,960 metric tons 173,238 metric tons 68,722 metric tons Ghana
1980s 294,246 metric tons 187,187 metric tons 107,059 metric tons Ghana
1990s 411,728 metric tons 223,962 metric tons 187,766 metric tons Ghana
2000s 387,131 metric tons 355,139 metric tons 31,992 metric tons Ghana
2010s 379,585 metric tons 539,286 metric tons 159,701 metric tons Uganda
2020s 511,995 metric tons 702,033 metric tons 190,038 metric tons Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, Ghana or Uganda?
Uganda, at 641,580 metric tons against 617,969 metric tons in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between Ghana and Uganda?
23,611 metric tons, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Uganda?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Uganda rank globally for how have things changed??
Ghana ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 38th 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.