Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana
Ghana: Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. was 125.05 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 125.05 for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana peaked at 125.05 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 1991.
That places Ghana 29th out of 54 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.05 | — |
| 1992 | 1.59 | +51.4% |
| 1993 | 3.36 | +111.3% |
| 1994 | 3.34 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.69 | +40.4% |
| 1996 | 5.23 | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 6.9 | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 12.45 | +80.4% |
| 1999 | 8.9 | -28.5% |
| 2000 | 11.24 | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 15.74 | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 20.64 | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 29.41 | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 34.18 | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 40.8 | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 47.71 | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 54.79 | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 61.92 | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 68.97 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 75.78 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 82.25 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 88.97 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 91.03 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 95.75 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 100.15 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 104.1 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 107.58 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 110.61 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 113.23 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 115.48 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 117.39 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 119 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 120.69 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 124.67 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 125.05 | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 125.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.62, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 125.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +111.3% | 1.59 | 3.36 |
| 1998 | +80.4% | 6.9 | 12.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.28 | 1.05 | 12.45 | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.54 | 11.24 | 68.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.95 | 75.78 | 113.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.38 | 115.48 | 125.05 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 26 Malaysia 126.9 compare
- 27 Panama 125.27 compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 125.12 compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 124.49 compare
- 31 Spain 124.16 compare
- 32 Philippines 124.05 compare
More economy & growth data for Ghana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.84 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.11 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.91 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 8.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 54.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 23.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana?
- Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. in Ghana was 125.05 in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 125.05 in 2025.
- What is the lowest edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 1991.
- How does Ghana rank for edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c.?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 54 countries with data for 2025.
- Is edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c. rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Edible roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, n.e.c., fresh — Producer Price Index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This sub-domain contains data on agriculture producer prices and the producer price index. Agriculture producer prices are prices received by farmers for primary crops, live animals and livestock primary products as collected at the point of initial sale (prices paid at the farm gate). Annual data are provided from 1991 (while mothly data start in January 2010) for 180 countries and 212 products. The producer price index is the index of agricultural producer prices that measures the average annual change over time in the selling prices received by farmers (prices at the farm gate or at the first point of sale). The three categories of producer price index available in FAOSTAT comprise: single-item price index, commodity group index and the agriculture producer price index.