Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Ghana

Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled was -256 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-256
Change on year
up 86.6%
World rank
108th
of 158 countries
All-time high
130
in 2013
All-time low
-3,974
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Ghana, 2013–2019

-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k02013201620192013: 1302014: 86.72015: 43.32016: 02017: -4.0k2018: -1.9k2019: -256

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Ghana stood at -256.

The figure is up 86.6% on the previous year and down 296.9% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 108th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 130 —
2014 86.67 -33.3%
2015 43.33 -50.0%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 -3,974 —
2018 -1,912 -51.9%
2019 -256 -86.6%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's -256 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74. (36 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's -256 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -50, 5.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 105 Angola -136 compare
  2. 106 Jamaica -188 compare
  3. 107 Lesotho -199 compare
  4. 109 Sao Tome and Principe -350
  5. 110 Eswatini -424 compare
  6. 111 Togo -516

See the full ranking of 158 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Ghana?
Net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled in Ghana was -256 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 130 in 2013.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was -3,974 in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 108th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 296.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
158 places, 6,843 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.