Prevalence of undernourishment in Ghana
An estimated 6.4% of people in Ghana were undernourished in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
6.4%
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
World, 2024
8.1%
Position in 2024
68th of 165
Prevalence of undernourishment in Ghana over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ghana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4% | 8.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | 8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | 8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 8.6% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | 8.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | 7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | 7.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | 8.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | 8.2% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | 8.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | 9.3% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | 10.0% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | 11.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | 12.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | 12.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | 13.2% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | 13.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 6.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.7%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 165 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 68th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 8.1%.
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Extreme poverty rate
39.0%
2016 · World Bank
Cereal yield
2,632 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.65e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
65.8%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
7.25e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
14.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT