Where does Ghana’s imported fruit come from?

Analyzing data from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) bilateral trade database 1998-2019

By: Ama Owusu-Darko

Assumption: Import quantities (measured in tonnes) are considered in the analysis

Question: Which countries exported the most fruit to Ghana during 1998-2019?

Question: How many tons of fruit does Ghana normally import?

Records of nine fruits were selected from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) bilateral trade database 1998-2019.

 [1] "Apples"       "Avocados"     "Bananas"     
 [4] "Coconuts"     "Grapes"       "Oranges"     
 [7] "Papayas"      "Pineapples"   "Strawberries"
[10] "Tomatoes"     "Watermelons" 

The summary statistics of the number of tonnes of fruit imported by Ghana

   Min. 1st Qu.  Median    Mean 3rd Qu.    Max. 
    1.0     2.0    10.0   384.4    39.0 13778.0 

The results above reveals the following insights.
Max value
The highest quantity of fruits Ghana imported over 1998 to 2019 was 13,778 tonnes.

Mean value
Over the 20 years (1998-2019), an average of 384.4 tonnes of fruit was imported into Ghana.

The following table shows the years in which Ghana’s highest fruit imports occurred.