Daily supply of calories per person in Ghana
Ghana: Daily supply of calories per person was 3,125 kilocalories per day in 2023. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3,125 kilocalories per day for daily supply of calories per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Ghana peaked at 3,144 kilocalories per day in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,353 kilocalories per day, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,911 kilocalories per day | 1,796 kilocalories per day | 2,043 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,854 kilocalories per day | 1,479 kilocalories per day | 2,068 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,610 kilocalories per day | 1,353 kilocalories per day | 1,831 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,163 kilocalories per day | 1,643 kilocalories per day | 2,366 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,617 kilocalories per day | 2,406 kilocalories per day | 2,889 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,903 kilocalories per day | 2,794 kilocalories per day | 3,036 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,119 kilocalories per day | 3,070 kilocalories per day | 3,144 kilocalories per day | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Ghana?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Ghana was 3,125 kilocalories per day in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,144 kilocalories per day in 2021.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,353 kilocalories per day in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Ghana ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.