Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ghana
Ghana: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was 605,454 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ghana, 2013–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 605,454 for net food imports by crop - wheat in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
That places Ghana 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 261,219 | — |
| 2014 | 444,353 | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 571,425 | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 527,141 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million | +106.6% |
| 2018 | 603,728 | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 605,454 | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 605,454 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 222,334, 2.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 605,454 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 118,514, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 50 Mozambique 678,434 compare
- 51 Cote d'Ivoire 636,662 compare
- 52 Guatemala 630,922 compare
- 54 Dominican Republic 601,073 compare
- 55 Libya 592,739 compare
- 56 Kuwait 587,752 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Ghana?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat in Ghana was 605,454 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,219 in 2013.
- How does Ghana rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Ghana ranks 53rd out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. 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 - Wheat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.