Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy in Ghana

Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy was 1.09 million rice milled equivalent in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.09 million rice milled equivalent
Change on year
up 31.7%
World rank
8th
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.09 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
All-time low
644,292 rice milled equivalent
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2013201620192013: 644.3k rice milled equivalent2014: 855.1k rice milled equivalent2015: 982.5k rice milled equivalent2016: 698.4k rice milled equivalent2017: 815.8k rice milled equivalent2018: 825.7k rice milled equivalent2019: 1.1M rice milled equivalent

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Measured in rice milled equivalent.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Ghana stood at 1.09 million rice milled equivalent. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.7% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.

That places Ghana 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent) in Ghana, 2013 to 2019.
Year rice milled equivalent Change
2013 644,292 rice milled equivalent
2014 855,072 rice milled equivalent +32.7%
2015 982,458 rice milled equivalent +14.9%
2016 698,396 rice milled equivalent -28.9%
2017 815,771 rice milled equivalent +16.8%
2018 825,691 rice milled equivalent +1.2%
2019 1.09 million rice milled equivalent +31.7%

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 5 Saudi Arabia 1.39 million rice milled equivalent compare
  2. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 1.33 million rice milled equivalent compare
  3. 7 Iraq 1.29 million rice milled equivalent compare
  4. 9 Malaysia 969,140 rice milled equivalent compare
  5. 10 South Africa 964,486 rice milled equivalent compare
  6. 11 Mozambique 946,109 rice milled equivalent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Ghana?
Net food imports by crop - rice, paddy in Ghana was 1.09 million rice milled equivalent in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 million rice milled equivalent in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, paddy recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 644,292 rice milled equivalent in 2013.
How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ghana ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, paddy rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 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.