Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 67 percent in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
67 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 182 countries
All-time high
68 percent
in 2001
All-time low
64 percent
in 2006
Years of data
21
2001–2021
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 67 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ghana peaked at 68 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64 percent, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 16th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 68 percent | — |
| 2002 | 67 percent | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 percent | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66 percent | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 percent | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 67 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 67 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 percent, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.33 percent | 64 percent | 68 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.8 percent | 64 percent | 67 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 67 percent | 67 percent | 67 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 13 Togo 69 percent compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68 percent compare
- 14 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 68 percent compare
- 17 Lesotho 66 percent compare
- 17 Malawi 66 percent compare
- 19 Burundi 65 percent compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 65 percent compare
- 19 Nigeria 65 percent compare
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ghana?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Ghana was 67 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 68 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 percent in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Ghana ranks 16th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.