Government spending on agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Ghana 2012-2022

Government spending on agriculture reached around 104 million U.S. dollars in 2022, a considerable decrease compared to the previous year. Considering the period examined, government expenditure in the sector peaked in 2021, while it was lowest in 2015. Agriculture covered nearly 19 percent of Ghana's GDP in 2022.An agriculture-oriented societyGovernment spending on agriculture in Ghana further reflects the significant role agriculture plays in the country’s economy as well as in the lives of Ghanaians. In fact, over half of the total land area of the country, roughly 55 percent, is used for agricultural purposes. This is higher than the share of land used for agriculture in Africa, which stood at nearly 39 percent in 2021.A cocoa-exporting countryThe use of agricultural land for cocoa production in Ghana contributes to increasing the value added by the crop to the country’s GDP. In 2021, the most valuable agricultural products exported from the country were cocoa beans, paste, and butter. Total exports of these cocoa products reached a combined value of about 2.3 billion U.S. dollars that year. Ghana is the second-largest producer of cocoa in Africa after Ivory Coast.

2022年，政府对农业的支出约为1.04亿美元，与上一年相比，呈现出显著的下降趋势。在审视的时段内，政府在该领域的支出在2021年达到峰值，而2015年则处于最低点。2022年，农业占加纳国内生产总值的近19%。一个以农业为导向的社会，加纳政府对农业的支出进一步彰显了农业在该国经济及加纳人民生活中的重要作用。实际上，该国总面积的一半以上，大约55%，均被用于农业目的。这一比例高于非洲用于农业的土地份额，后者在2021年接近39%。作为可可出口国，加纳用于可可生产的农业用地有助于提高该作物对国家国内生产总值增值的贡献。2021年，该国出口的最具价值的农产品为可可豆、酱和黄油，这些可可产品的总出口额达到了约23亿美元。加纳是非洲继科特迪瓦之后第二大可可生产国。