Botswana vs Ghana: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Botswana
314,727 animals
in 2024
Ghana
308,965 animals
in 2024
Botswana rank
93rd
Ghana rank
95th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 314,727 animals against 308,965 animals in Ghana, a difference of 5,762 animals.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 93rd and Ghana ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 105,222 animals | 181,111 animals | 75,889 animals | Ghana |
| 1970s | 183,414 animals | 157,200 animals | 26,214 animals | Botswana |
| 1980s | 206,995 animals | 155,967 animals | 51,028 animals | Botswana |
| 1990s | 213,613 animals | 178,631 animals | 34,982 animals | Botswana |
| 2000s | 169,511 animals | 195,463 animals | 25,952 animals | Ghana |
| 2010s | 264,500 animals | 234,000 animals | 30,500 animals | Botswana |
| 2020s | 325,945 animals | 293,077 animals | 32,868 animals | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 314,727 animals against 308,965 animals in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Botswana and Ghana?
- 5,762 animals, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Botswana ranks 93rd and Ghana ranks 95th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.