Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Ghana
Ghana: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 0.2278 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Ghana, 1997–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Ghana stood at 0.2278.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Ghana peaked at 0.4272 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1562, in 2021.
Ghana ranks 84th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4272 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3545 | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4232 | +19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3532 | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3236 | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2817 | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2157 | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1724 | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.17 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1841 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.244 | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2587 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2332 | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1965 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.192 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1836 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2091 | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2104 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3044 | +44.7% |
| 2020 | 0.182 | -40.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1562 | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1956 | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.185 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2278 | +23.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2278 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3383, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2278 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2372, 96% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4016 | 0.3545 | 0.4272 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.243 | 0.17 | 0.3532 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2232 | 0.1836 | 0.3044 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1894 | 0.1562 | 0.2278 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 47,300 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 89.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Ghana?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Ghana was 0.2278 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4272 in 1997.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 in 2021.
- How does Ghana rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Ghana ranks 84th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.