Groundnut oil production in Ghana
In 2023 Ghana produced 80,468 t of groundnut oil, the 10th largest in the world (1.25% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 48%. The record was 98,916 t in 2002.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2023
- 80,468 t
- World rank
- 10 of 87
- 10-year change
- +48%
- Record
- 98,916 t
- 2002
Groundnut oil in Ghana, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 80,468 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 78,753 | +17% |
| 2021 | 67,500 | +44% |
| 2020 | 46,746 | −25% |
| 2019 | 62,321 | −11% |
| 2018 | 70,218 | +21% |
| 2017 | 58,246 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57,422 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 56,178 | −9.2% |
| 2014 | 61,858 | +14% |
| 2013 | 54,465 | −17% |
| 2012 | 65,971 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 61,690 | −9.6% |
| 2010 | 68,257 | −4.6% |
| 2009 | 71,528 | +13% |
| 2008 | 63,371 | +96% |
| 2007 | 32,412 | −64% |
| 2006 | 90,304 | +41% |
| 2005 | 63,830 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 61,032 | −20% |
| 2003 | 75,829 | −23% |
| 2002 | 98,916 | +206% |
| 2001 | 32,305 | +21% |
| 2000 | 26,752 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 25,035 | −11% |
| 1998 | 28,211 | +43% |
| 1997 | 19,679 | −6.2% |
| 1996 | 20,988 | −4.3% |
| 1995 | 21,929 | −5.0% |
| 1994 | 23,089 | +30% |
| 1993 | 17,806 | +43% |
| 1992 | 12,417 | +54% |
| 1991 | 8,052 | −46% |
| 1990 | 14,983 | −45% |
| 1989 | 27,111 | −13% |
| 1988 | 31,074 | +21% |
| 1987 | 25,695 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 25,256 | +40% |
| 1985 | 17,988 | −20% |
| 1984 | 22,486 | +100% |
| 1983 | 11,234 | −23% |
| 1982 | 14,522 | −12% |
| 1981 | 16,545 | −12% |
| 1980 | 18,905 | +35% |
| 1979 | 14,053 | +33% |
| 1978 | 10,565 | −16% |
| 1977 | 12,551 | −17% |
| 1976 | 15,187 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 13,927 | −24% |
| 1974 | 18,410 | +15% |
| 1973 | 15,944 | +42% |
| 1972 | 11,190 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 10,954 | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 10,435 | +47% |
| 1969 | 7,102 | −5.1% |
| 1968 | 7,483 | +62% |
| 1967 | 4,617 | −1.5% |
| 1966 | 4,686 | +34% |
| 1965 | 3,493 | −38% |
| 1964 | 5,610 | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 5,294 | −0.8% |
| 1962 | 5,337 | −0.1% |
| 1961 | 5,340 | — |
Trade, 2024
- Exports
- 3 t USD 1,000
- Exporter rank
- 45 of 57
- Imports
- 1 t USD 1,000
- Importer rank
- 125 of 137
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. World exporters and importers
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

