Dr Alhassan Iddrisu is the Government Statistician
Latest data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) shows that Ghana’s food-insecure population fell to 12.5 million in the third quarter of 2025, down from 13.4 million in the second quarter.
According to the GSS, 227,519 people were simultaneously food insecure, multidimensionally poor, and unemployed in quarter 3 of 2025.
This marks an increase of 19,455 people compared to the 208,064 recorded in quarter 2, a 9.4% rise in just one quarter.
Food insecurity among female-headed households peaked at 44.1% in the first half of 2025, compared with 38.7% among male-headed households.
Although severe food insecurity declined nationally from 5.1% in Q2 to 4.6% in quarter 3, the number of Ghanaians facing multiple vulnerabilities continues to rise.
Over 13 million food insecure – GSS
The GSS noted that these trends come at a critical time as Ghana works toward the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, February 10, 2026, Government Statistician Dr Alhassan Iddrisu said that while Ghana is recording improved macroeconomic performance, the benefits are not being evenly shared across the population.
He called for more targeted interventions, urging authorities to move away from blanket policies.
“For government, there is the need to target high burden regions, expand nutrition sensitive social protection, link food security to jobs and invest in education and rural resilience,” he said.
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