Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana
Ghana: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 308,965 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana stood at 308,965 animals. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana peaked at 308,965 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,000 animals, in 1978.
Ghana ranks 95th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 181,111 animals | 175,000 animals | 200,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 157,200 animals | 113,000 animals | 195,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 155,967 animals | 125,000 animals | 175,467 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 178,631 animals | 171,718 animals | 185,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 195,463 animals | 184,560 animals | 203,145 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,000 animals | 198,000 animals | 270,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 293,077 animals | 282,665 animals | 308,965 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ghana was 308,965 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 308,965 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,000 animals in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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