What is the price of plantains in Ghana?

As of January 2023, plantains in Ghana is US$ 0.40 per kg (4.34 GHS), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Ghana's world rank in plantain production?

Ghana ranks #3 in the world for plantain production.

What was the latest farmgate price for plantains in Ghana?

The latest farmgate price for plantains in Ghana is US$0.404 per kg.

Plantains Price in Ghana - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Plantains Prices in Ghana

US$ 0.40 / kg

4.34 GHS / kg

MoM ▼ 8.6% YoY ▼ 8.6%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (GHS)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.40	4.34	▼ 8.6%	▼ 8.6%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.65	7.02	▲ 46.0%	▲ 46.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the plantains price in Ghana available is US$ 0.40 per kg (4.34 GHS), down 8.6% year-on-year.

Ghana exported 829 tonnes of plantains in 2023, valued at US$541,269, ranking #36 among 97 exporters and accounting for 0.1% of global exports, with a 115.1% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter and produced 4,423,947 tonnes of plantains in 2024, ranking #3 globally and contributing 11.3% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.404 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - plantains in Ghana

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Ghana exported $541.3K (829 t) of plantains▲ 115.1% YoY. That ranks #36 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$541.3K

Export value

829 t

Export volume

#36 / 97

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.65

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top plantains exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Ecuador $171.2M · 20.8%
#2 Guatemala $167.4M · 20.3%
#3 Colombia $140.5M · 17.1%
#4 Netherlands $82.1M · 10%
#5 US $36.5M · 4.4%

Annual export data Ghana · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$541.3K	829 t	$0.65
2022	$251.6K	562.8 t	$0.45
2021	$105.1K	162 t	$0.65

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Ghana produced 4.42 Mt of plantains in 2024▲ 0.2% YoY. It ranks #3 among producing countries (11.3% of world output).

4.42 Mt

mi_production

397,332 ha

Area harvested

1.11 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

plantains is traded under Harmonized System code 0803.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Ghana plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Ghana sold 3,672 tonnes of plantains. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Ghana plantains (vegetables category) has gone up, with a change of 841.538 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports increased by 427.59 pc earning the country US$1.26m for the year 2019. Ghana's plantains exports are categorised as:

Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)

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Ghana plantains export values

In 2019, Ghana sold plantains costing 1.26m USD, a surge of 826.47% from 2018's total plantains export of 0.136m USD. The annual growth in value of Ghana plantains between 2017 to 2018 was -16.049 per cent.

The yearly change in the quantity of Ghana's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 427.59% in comparison to a variation of 841.538% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Ghana's portion of the world's total plantains' exports in 2019 was 1.8 per cent. The country holds number 15 in world exports of plantains.

Export markets for Ghana plantains ( in '000$ )

Ghana's top destinations for plantains are United Kingdom (UK), France, Belgium, US and Senegal.

Import/Export Trends

Ghana is a net exporter of plantains. The annual growth of Ghana plantains in value between 2015 to 2019 was 37%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 22%, per annum.

Ghana ordered 0 tonnes of plantains in 2019.

Production

The production of plantains in Ghana was 9,744,486 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 3.92%. The country had approximately 875,670.00 hectares under plantains cultivation.

Plantains Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest plantains prices in other Africa countries:

Nigeria$1.13/kg Uganda$0.61/kg Zambia$0.14/kg Gabon$1.30/kg Benin$0.78/kg Botswana$10.72/kg Burundi$0.46/kg Central African Republic$0.65/kg South Africa$0.65/kg Ethiopia$0.25/kg Ivory Coast$0.08/kg Tanzania$0.23/kg Guinea$0.13/kg Kenya$0.30/kg Rwanda$0.20/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Ghana

Latest prices for other vegetables in Ghana:

Tomatoes$0.74/kg Onions$0.64/kg Okra$0.69/kg Mushrooms$0.66/kg Chicory$3.28/kg Carrots$0.18/kg Cucumber$0.28/kg Butternut squash$0.19/kg Capers$0.56/kg Cauliflowers and broccoli$5.97/kg Aubergines (eggplants)$0.58/kg

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