Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Ghana
Ghana: Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate was 3.42 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Ghana, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 3.42 % change on previous year for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Ghana peaked at 14.29 % change on previous year in 1969 and was at its lowest, -20.51 % change on previous year, in 1975.
That places Ghana 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5.26 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1964 | -2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 2.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | -2.78 % change on previous year | -197.2% |
| 1969 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -614.3% |
| 1970 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1971 | -2.56 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1972 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +105.3% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | 8.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | -20.51 % change on previous year | -346.2% |
| 1976 | -17.42 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1977 | -9.38 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1978 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1979 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -339.5% |
| 1980 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 1984 | 8 % change on previous year | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1987 | 3.22 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -165.9% |
| 1989 | -0.7529 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7415 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
| 1991 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +487.2% |
| 1992 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -167.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6325 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1994 | 1.71 % change on previous year | +171.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 1996 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1997 | -0.5495 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1998 | -0.2762 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -1002.5% |
| 2000 | 8.11 % change on previous year | +225.2% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | -2.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | -5.35 % change on previous year | +114.2% |
| 2005 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -288.1% |
| 2006 | -6.02 % change on previous year | -159.8% |
| 2007 | -0.4824 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2008 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -645.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5128 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2010 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +99.0% |
| 2011 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +197.0% |
| 2012 | 3.92 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 2015 | 4.85 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 1.89 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.69 % change on previous year | +148.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8261 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2022 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +112.4% |
| 2023 | 3.02 % change on previous year | +72.1% |
| 2024 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 3.42 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3881 % change on previous year, 8.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 3.42 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9779 % change on previous year, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat: Producing … Producing annual growth rate in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1002.5% | -0.2762 % change on previous year | 2.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7905 % change on previous year | -5.26 % change on previous year | 14.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -4.57 % change on previous year | -20.51 % change on previous year | 8.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.839 % change on previous year | -2.95 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6969 % change on previous year | -6.02 % change on previous year | 10.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 4.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.8261 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 42 Tajikistan 3.85 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Sierra Leone 3.83 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Pakistan 3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 46 United Arab Emirates 3.33 % change on previous year compare
- 47 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 2.87 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Ghana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered in Ghana was 3.42 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.29 % change on previous year in 1969.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.51 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Ghana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Ghana ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.