Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre was 0.1346 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.1346 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.1346 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 t per square kilometre, in 1978.
That places Ghana 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.096 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1011 t per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0986 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.096 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0986 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0783 t per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0647 t per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0586 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0571 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0606 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0708 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0758 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0819 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0859 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0859 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0868 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0861 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0868 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0906 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0879 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.09 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.091 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.092 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0915 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0912 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1044 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1055 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.106 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0821 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.083 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0841 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.085 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0859 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0869 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0879 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0905 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0961 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1001 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1048 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1097 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1149 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1174 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1228 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1275 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1314 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1318 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1346 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1346 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3944 t per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1346 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2295 t per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0915 t per square kilometre | 0.0884 t per square kilometre | 0.1011 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0794 t per square kilometre | 0.0571 t per square kilometre | 0.0986 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0788 t per square kilometre | 0.0632 t per square kilometre | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0903 t per square kilometre | 0.0868 t per square kilometre | 0.0935 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0904 t per square kilometre | 0.0812 t per square kilometre | 0.106 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1037 t per square kilometre | 0.0879 t per square kilometre | 0.1228 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1313 t per square kilometre | 0.1275 t per square kilometre | 0.1346 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 127 Canada 0.1528 t per square kilometre compare
- 128 Bulgaria 0.1527 t per square kilometre compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.1479 t per square kilometre compare
- 131 Botswana 0.1213 t per square kilometre compare
- 132 Malaysia 0.1177 t per square kilometre compare
- 133 Kuwait 0.1097 t per square kilometre compare
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 — production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.1346 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1346 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 t per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.