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How much plantains do Ghana produce?

Ghana is the 4th largest producer of plantains: 4.4 million tonnes in 2024, 10% of the world's 44.2 million tonnes (FAOSTAT).

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Ghana's plantains production

Ghana plantains production, 2024
World rankProduction (tonnes)Share of worldTen-year growthYear
44.4 million tonnes10%+1.6% a year2024

FAOSTAT Crops and livestock products (QCL), 2024. World total is the sum of reporting countries.

Ghana plantains production monthly prices, tonnes, Jan 1961 to Jan 2024Line chart of ghana plantains production monthly prices in tonnes from Jan 1961 to Jan 2024: Ghana plantains production from 600,000 to 4,423,947, peaking at 4,688,279.01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,000196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020tonnes
Ghana plantains production

Share of world output over time

Ghana's share of world plantains production in selected years
19902000201020202024
3.5%7.4%14%10%10%

Average annual share by decade: 1960s 5%, 1970s 4.7%, 1980s 4.8%, 1990s 6.2%, 2000s 9.9%, 2010s 12%, 2020s 10%. See the concentration-over-time report.

How much plantains Ghana uses

Ghana's domestic supply of plantains was 4.4 million tonnes in 2023, 10% of the world's. Food supply was 121 kg per person a year, 2nd highest of 119 countries with a million or more people. It produced 100% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 0%. FAO's item is "Plantains". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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