In 2021, the value of tilapia fish produced in Ghana amounted to just over one billion Ghanaian cedis (GHS), roughly 83 million U.S. dollars. This referred to nearly 58 percent of the total value of aquaculture production that year. On the other hand, production of catfish reached nearly 260 million GHS, roughly 21.3 million U.S. dollars, which was around 15 percent of the total value. Overall, the country's aquaculture production reached over 1.7 billion GHS in the said year, equivalent to 140 million U.S. dollars.
Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type
(in million Ghanaian cedis)
Farmed shrimp or other types of fish not included in the data could account for the missing 472 million Ghanaian cedis (27 percent) in the total value.
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Ghana Statistical Service. (April 1, 2022). Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type (in million Ghanaian cedis) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type (in million Ghanaian cedis)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/
Ghana Statistical Service. (2022). Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type (in million Ghanaian cedis). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/
Ghana Statistical Service. "Value of Aquaculture Production in Ghana as of 2021, by Selected Type (in Million Ghanaian Cedis)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/
Ghana Statistical Service, Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type (in million Ghanaian cedis) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Value of aquaculture production in Ghana as of 2021, by selected type (in million Ghanaian cedis) [Graph], Ghana Statistical Service, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1451493/aquaculture-production-value-in-ghana-by-selected-type/
