Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Ghana

Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was 644,052 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
644,052
Change on year
up 34.3%
World rank
2nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
644,052
in 2019
All-time low
304,015
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Ghana, 2013–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2013201620192013: 464.8k2014: 304.0k2015: 499.7k2016: 621.4k2017: 634.0k2018: 479.4k2019: 644.1k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 644,052 for net food imports by crop - rice, broken in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 34.3% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 464,808 —
2014 304,015 -34.6%
2015 499,733 +64.4%
2016 621,358 +24.3%
2017 634,007 +2.0%
2018 479,403 -24.4%
2019 644,052 +34.3%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's 644,052 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,664, 387.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's 644,052 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,184, 78.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 1 Senegal 790,036 compare
  2. 3 China 506,720 compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 462,340 compare
  4. 5 Burkina Faso 421,867 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Ghana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Ghana was 644,052 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 644,052 in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 304,015 in 2014.
How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Ghana ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.