What is per capita egg consumption in Ghana?

Per capita egg consumption in Ghana was 1.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest per capita egg consumption recorded in Ghana?

The highest recorded value was 1.15 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.

What is the lowest per capita egg consumption recorded in Ghana?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3754 kilograms per year per capita in 1986.

How does Ghana rank for per capita egg consumption?

Ghana ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.

Is per capita egg consumption rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ghana data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Per capita egg consumption in Ghana

Name: Per capita egg consumption in Ghana
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ghana: Per capita egg consumption was 1.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.06 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

down 1.9%

World rank

166th

of 191 countries

All-time high

1.15 kilograms per year per capita

in 2016

All-time low

0.3754 kilograms per year per capita

in 1986

Years of data

1961–2023

Per capita egg consumption in Ghana, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

Ghana recorded 1.06 kilograms per year per capita for per capita egg consumption in 2023.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita egg consumption in Ghana peaked at 1.15 kilograms per year per capita in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3754 kilograms per year per capita, in 1986.

That places Ghana 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5298 kilograms per year per capita	0.4442 kilograms per year per capita	0.6185 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	0.7591 kilograms per year per capita	0.655 kilograms per year per capita	0.8965 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	0.5039 kilograms per year per capita	0.3754 kilograms per year per capita	0.7689 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	0.6198 kilograms per year per capita	0.5131 kilograms per year per capita	0.7872 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	0.9119 kilograms per year per capita	0.8323 kilograms per year per capita	1.11 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	1.07 kilograms per year per capita	0.97 kilograms per year per capita	1.15 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	1.1 kilograms per year per capita	1.06 kilograms per year per capita	1.14 kilograms per year per capita	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

163 Sudan 1.2 kilograms per year per capita compare
164 Burkina Faso 1.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
165 Cambodia 1.09 kilograms per year per capita compare
167 Mauritania 1.06 kilograms per year per capita compare
168 Benin 0.9219 kilograms per year per capita compare
169 Malawi 0.88 kilograms per year per capita compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More economy & growth data for Ghana

External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 1.1% (2024)
Inflation of consumer prices 14.2% (2025)
GDP per capita 2,261 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.1% (2025)
Gross domestic product (GDP) 79.27 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
GDP per capita in international and market dollars 2,261 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 12.07 billion current LCU (2017)
Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.77 billion current US$ (2017)
Taxes less subsidies on products 94.62 billion current LCU (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita egg consumption in Ghana?: Per capita egg consumption in Ghana was 1.06 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita egg consumption recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 1.15 kilograms per year per capita in 2016.
What is the lowest per capita egg consumption recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3754 kilograms per year per capita in 1986.
How does Ghana rank for per capita egg consumption?: Ghana ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita egg consumption rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita egg consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Per capita egg consumption
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.