Chicken meat yields per animal in Ghana
Ghana: Chicken meat yields per animal was 0.769 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.769
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.936
in 2002
All-time low
0.732
in 2018
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.769 for chicken meat yields per animal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in Ghana peaked at 0.936 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.732, in 2018.
That places Ghana 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.88 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.87 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8986 | 0.886 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8094 | 0.742 | 0.936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7686 | 0.732 | 0.783 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7732 | 0.765 | 0.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 183 Oman 0.795 compare
- 184 North Macedonia 0.792 compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.785 compare
- 187 Nepal 0.766 compare
- 188 Tonga 0.733 compare
- 189 Sao Tome and Principe 0.703 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- 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)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 135,063 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in Ghana?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in Ghana was 0.769 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2002.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.732 in 2018.
- How does Ghana rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- Ghana ranks 186th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Chicken meat yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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