Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana
Ghana: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.009 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana is 0.009 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana peaked at 0.0265 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 An per person, in 2010.
That places Ghana 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0265 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0245 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.024 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0206 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.023 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0207 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0191 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0151 An per person | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 An per person | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0121 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.009 An per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.008 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.008 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.008 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.009 An per person | +1.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.009 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.009 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 34% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.023 An per person | 0.0206 An per person | 0.0265 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 An per person | 0.01 An per person | 0.0218 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 An per person | 0.0102 An per person | 0.0124 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 An per person | 0.0097 An per person | 0.0114 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 An per person | 0.0079 An per person | 0.0102 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 An per person | 0.0078 An per person | 0.0087 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 An per person | 0.0087 An per person | 0.009 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana was 0.009 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0265 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 An per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.