Chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0022 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0022 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0022 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -18.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0022 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0022 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 0.0022 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Ghana was 0.0022 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.