Agriculture & Rural in Ghana

3,729 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Ghana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 3,732 1000 No 2023 down 11.4% 20th
Average dietary energy supply adequacy (percent) (3-year average) 136 % 2023 up 8.8% 44th
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 3,151 kcal/cap/d 2023 up 10.2% 60th
Number of women of reproductive age (15-49 years) affected by anemia 3.1 million No 2023 up 10.7% 26th
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 60.64 % 2023 up 8.4% 122nd
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture 39.36 % 2023 down 10.6% 53rd
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 21.28 % 2023 up 78.5% 122nd
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 3,556 1000 No 2023 down 6.1% 24th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 3,732 1000 No 2023 down 11.4% 19th
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 54.48 % 2023 down 6.9% 22nd
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 63.81 % 2023 down 21.6% 29th
FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 51.21 % 2023 down 2.8% 22nd
Oranges — Production, per capita 0.0206 t per person 2024 down 16.4% 24th
Oranges — Area harvested, per capita 0.0005 ha per person 2024 down 16.5% 44th
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross Production Index Number 104.2 2024 up 4.2% 43rd
Eggplants (aubergines) — Gross per capita Production Index Number 86.83 2024 down 15.1% 59th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 2,703 1000 No 2023 down 7.2% 23rd
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 1,754 1000 No 2023 down 23.5% 24th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 0.67 % 2024 down 13.0% 145th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.03 2024 down 25.0% 172nd
2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 0.67 % 2024 down 13.0% 145th
2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 20.88 % 2024 up 6.6% 28th
2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.03 2024 down 25.0% 172nd
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 75.99 % 2023 down 1.2% 46th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 46.99 % 2023 down 13.6% 68th
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 20.88 % 2024 up 6.6% 29th
Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0477 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 39.1% 60th
Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.7% 47th
Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 158.6 2024 up 56.9% 14th
Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 132.16 2024 up 27.8% 17th
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 81,732 1000 SLC 2024 up 58.5% 62nd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 485,313 1000 SLC 2024 up 2.6% 56th
Other beans, green — Gross Production Value 20,851 1000 USD 2024 up 5.0% 25th
Bananas — Gross Production Value 51,079 1000 USD 2024 up 54.3% 41st
Tomato yields 7.87 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 0.8% 154th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 7,289 1000 No 2023 down 8.9% 22nd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 41.4 % 2023 down 8.0% 23rd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 29.99 % 2023 down 32.3% 45th
Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 11.42 % 2023 up 1,508.5% 13th
Surface area 238,539 sq. km 2023 down 0.0% 81st
Agricultural land per capita 0.373 hectares per capita 2023 down 18.0% 107th
Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 3.31 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 42.5% 142nd
Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.64 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 59.0% 143rd
Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 4.4 kilograms per hectare 2023 down 13.2% 125th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.64 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 59.0% 143rd
Fish and seafood production 482,000 tonnes 2023 up 49.7% 44th
Fertilizer consumption 136,111 tonnes 2023 up 14.7% 76th
Fertilizer use by nutrient 78,895 tonnes 2023 up 74.0% 81st
Cropland area 7.42 million hectares 2023 up 9.5% 45th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0.0112 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.8% 58th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0272 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 4.3% 38th
FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 7,289 1000 No 2023 down 8.9% 23rd
FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 58.89 % 2023 down 14.3% 24th
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 4,457 1000 No 2023 down 14.4% 22nd
Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 36.01 % 2023 down 19.4% 34th
FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 61.14 % 2023 down 6.0% 59th
Sorghum — Gross Production Value 189,390 1000 USD 2024 up 84.9% 18th
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 60,413 1000 USD 2024 up 3.2% 27th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.6505 t per square kilometre 2023 up 7.1% 60th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0347 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 4.2% 56th