Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in Ghana
Ghana: Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes was 31,833 in 2024. β² Rising
Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in Ghana, 1961β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 31,833 for beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in Ghana peaked at 31,833 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,995, in 1978.
Ghana ranks 114th of 196 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 | 20,828 | 20,125 | 23,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,078 | 12,995 | 22,425 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,936 | 14,375 | 20,179 | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,543 | 19,748 | 21,275 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,573 | 18,480 | 24,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,604 | 19,993 | 27,936 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,269 | 28,999 | 31,833 | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.28 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.28 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in Ghana?
- Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes in Ghana was 31,833 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat production tonnes recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 31,833 in 2024.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat production tonnes recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,995 in 1978.
- How does Ghana rank for beef and buffalo meat production tonnes?
- Ghana ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat production tonnes rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Beef and buffalo meat production tonnes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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