Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ghana
Ghana: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight was 103 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 103 kg/An for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Ghana peaked at 121 kg/An in 2002 and was at its lowest, 93 kg/An, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 115 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 115 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 119 kg/An | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 120 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 121 kg/An | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 95 kg/An | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 101 kg/An | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 93 kg/An | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 100 kg/An | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 102 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 100 kg/An | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 101 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 101 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 101 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 100 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 101 kg/An | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 101 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 101 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 103 kg/An | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 103 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 105 kg/An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 103 kg/An | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 102 kg/An | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 103 kg/An | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 103 kg/An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173 kg/An, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 103 kg/An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 135 kg/An, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 115 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.2 kg/An | 93 kg/An | 121 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8 kg/An | 100 kg/An | 103 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.2 kg/An | 102 kg/An | 105 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 179 Madagascar 106 kg/An compare
- 180 Ethiopia PDR 105 kg/An compare
- 181 Cook Islands 103 kg/An compare
- 181 Gabon 103 kg/An compare
- 184 Eritrea 101 kg/An 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 — yield/carcass weight in Ghana?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight in Ghana was 103 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 121 kg/An in 2002.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 93 kg/An in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight?
- Ghana ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.