Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana
Ghana: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 79.93 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana stood at 79.93 kilograms per year per capita.
The figure is down 18.8% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana peaked at 175.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.21 kilograms per year per capita, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.67 kilograms per year per capita | 55.94 kilograms per year per capita | 66.54 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.58 kilograms per year per capita | 69.74 kilograms per year per capita | 137.36 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.39 kilograms per year per capita | 41.21 kilograms per year per capita | 73.13 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.31 kilograms per year per capita | 60.85 kilograms per year per capita | 111.08 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.52 kilograms per year per capita | 74.16 kilograms per year per capita | 100.12 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.41 kilograms per year per capita | 113.85 kilograms per year per capita | 175.41 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.85 kilograms per year per capita | 79.93 kilograms per year per capita | 117.11 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 169 Cote d'Ivoire 85.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 170 Lesotho 85.3 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 171 Pakistan 83.38 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 173 Gambia 79.84 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 174 Uganda 76.31 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 175 East Timor 76.25 kilograms per year per capita compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Ghana was 79.93 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 175.41 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.21 kilograms per year per capita in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Ghana ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.