Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ghana

Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked was -218 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-218
Change on year
up 88.4%
World rank
106th
of 168 countries
All-time high
27
in 2016
All-time low
-3,808
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

-4.0k-3.0k-2.0k-1.0k02013201620192013: -132014: -9342015: -1882016: 272017: -3.8k2018: -1.9k2019: -218

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

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ghana stood at -218.

The figure is up 88.4% on the previous year and down 1,576.9% over ten years.

That places Ghana 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 -13 —
2014 -934 +7084.6%
2015 -188 -79.9%
2016 27 -114.4%
2017 -3,808 -14203.7%
2018 -1,886 -50.5%
2019 -218 -88.4%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's -218 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.5. (40 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's -218 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 103 Comoros -125 compare
  2. 104 Lebanon -162 compare
  3. 105 Myanmar -200 compare
  4. 107 Tunisia -363 compare
  5. 108 Ethiopia -366 compare
  6. 109 Botswana -544 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ghana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, husked in Ghana was -218 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 27 in 2016.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, husked recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was -3,808 in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Ghana ranks 106th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, husked rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,576.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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, husked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,950 data points, 1961–2019
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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.