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Ghana film production, cinema and television indicators reported in 2021
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The urban estimate was higher on both measures. The gap was 30.7 points for television ownership and 8.5 points for pay television.
Ghana film production, cinema and television indicators reported in 2021
The table is a historical snapshot from the Ghana chapter of UNESCO’s industry mapping. The chapter draws on producer estimates and other records available at the time, including several household and broadcast measures from 2020.
| Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production companies | Industry estimate | 500 | Approximate count | Source 2 |
| Local films produced per year | Producer association estimate | 600 | Films, approximate | Source 2 |
| Foreign shoots per year | Industry baseline | 21 | Average shoots | Source 2 |
| Cinema screens | Greater Accra Region | 10 | Screens | Source 2 |
| Cinemas showing theatrical releases | Silverbird, reported in 2021 | 2 | Venues | Source 2 |
| TV set ownership | National | 68.9 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| TV set ownership | Urban | 82.4 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| TV set ownership | Rural | 51.7 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| Pay television subscriptions | National | 9.2 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| Pay television subscriptions | Urban | 12 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| Pay television subscriptions | Rural | 3.5 | Share of households, % | Source 2 |
| TV stations authorised | Reported in UNESCO’s Ghana chapter | 146 | Stations | Source 2 |
| TV stations on air | End of June 2020 | 102 | Stations | Source 2 |