Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Ghana?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana

Name: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana
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Ghana: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 1.31 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

1.31 An per square kilometre

Change on year

up 3.0%

World rank

105th

of 167 countries

All-time high

1.31 An per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.4966 An per square kilometre

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana is 1.31 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana peaked at 1.31 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4966 An per square kilometre, in 1978.

That places Ghana 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.835 An per square kilometre	—
1962	0.7911 An per square kilometre	-5.3%
1963	0.7911 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.7691 An per square kilometre	-2.8%
1965	0.7691 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.7691 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.7911 An per square kilometre	+2.9%
1968	0.7691 An per square kilometre	-2.8%
1969	0.879 An per square kilometre	+14.3%
1970	0.857 An per square kilometre	-2.5%
1971	0.835 An per square kilometre	-2.6%
1972	0.7911 An per square kilometre	-5.3%
1973	0.7911 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.857 An per square kilometre	+8.3%
1975	0.6812 An per square kilometre	-20.5%
1976	0.5625 An per square kilometre	-17.4%
1977	0.5098 An per square kilometre	-9.4%
1978	0.4966 An per square kilometre	-2.6%
1979	0.5274 An per square kilometre	+6.2%
1980	0.5494 An per square kilometre	+4.2%
1981	0.5494 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.6153 An per square kilometre	+12.0%
1983	0.6592 An per square kilometre	+7.1%
1984	0.712 An per square kilometre	+8.0%
1985	0.7471 An per square kilometre	+4.9%
1986	0.7471 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.7711 An per square kilometre	+3.2%
1988	0.7548 An per square kilometre	-2.1%
1989	0.7491 An per square kilometre	-0.8%
1990	0.7547 An per square kilometre	+0.7%
1991	0.7875 An per square kilometre	+4.4%
1992	0.7643 An per square kilometre	-3.0%
1993	0.7691 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
1994	0.7823 An per square kilometre	+1.7%
1995	0.7911 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
1996	0.7999 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
1997	0.7955 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
1998	0.7933 An per square kilometre	-0.3%
1999	0.813 An per square kilometre	+2.5%
2000	0.879 An per square kilometre	+8.1%
2001	0.879 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2002	0.879 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
2003	0.857 An per square kilometre	-2.5%
2004	0.8111 An per square kilometre	-5.4%
2005	0.8928 An per square kilometre	+10.1%
2006	0.8391 An per square kilometre	-6.0%
2007	0.835 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
2008	0.857 An per square kilometre	+2.6%
2009	0.8614 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2010	0.8702 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
2011	0.8965 An per square kilometre	+3.0%
2012	0.9317 An per square kilometre	+3.9%
2013	0.9581 An per square kilometre	+2.8%
2014	0.9976 An per square kilometre	+4.1%
2015	1.05 An per square kilometre	+4.8%
2016	1.09 An per square kilometre	+4.2%
2017	1.14 An per square kilometre	+4.8%
2018	1.16 An per square kilometre	+1.9%
2019	1.19 An per square kilometre	+1.9%
2020	1.24 An per square kilometre	+4.7%
2021	1.25 An per square kilometre	+0.8%
2022	1.27 An per square kilometre	+1.8%
2023	1.31 An per square kilometre	+3.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.796 An per square kilometre	0.7691 An per square kilometre	0.879 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.6909 An per square kilometre	0.4966 An per square kilometre	0.857 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.6854 An per square kilometre	0.5494 An per square kilometre	0.7711 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.7851 An per square kilometre	0.7547 An per square kilometre	0.813 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.859 An per square kilometre	0.8111 An per square kilometre	0.8928 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	1.03 An per square kilometre	0.8702 An per square kilometre	1.19 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	1.27 An per square kilometre	1.24 An per square kilometre	1.31 An per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Ghana

102 Latvia 1.37 An per square kilometre compare
103 Egypt 1.33 An per square kilometre compare
104 Trinidad and Tobago 1.32 An per square kilometre compare
106 Tunisia 1.27 An per square kilometre compare
107 United Arab Emirates 1.2 An per square kilometre compare
108 Greece 1.18 An per square kilometre compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana?: Cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana was 1.31 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ghana?: The highest recorded value was 1.31 An per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ghana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4966 An per square kilometre in 1978.
How does Ghana rank for cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?: Ghana ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
Is cattle fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Ghana?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,559 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.