Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Ghana

Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled was -213 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-213
Change on year
down 104.0%
World rank
100th
of 168 countries
All-time high
5,276
in 2018
All-time low
-3,752
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

-4.0k-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k2013201620192013: -232014: -9662015: -2282016: 3122017: -3.8k2018: 5.3k2019: -213

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Ghana stood at -213.

The figure is down 104.0% on the previous year and down 826.1% over ten years.

Ghana ranks 100th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 -23 —
2014 -966 +4100.0%
2015 -228 -76.4%
2016 312 -236.8%
2017 -3,752 -1302.6%
2018 5,276 -240.6%
2019 -213 -104.0%

Ghana compared with similar countries

  • Ghana's -213 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -12, 17.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Ghana's -213 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -14.5, 14.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 97 Malaysia -115 compare
  2. 98 Congo -125 compare
  3. 99 Eswatini -212 compare
  4. 101 Sao Tome and Principe -304
  5. 102 Belarus -306 compare
  6. 103 Kyrgyzstan -345 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Ghana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled in Ghana was -213 in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 5,276 in 2018.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was -3,752 in 2017.
How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Ghana ranks 100th out of 168 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 826.1%. 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 - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 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 - Rice, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 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.