Eggs per bird in Ghana
Ghana: Eggs per bird was 2.66 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 2.66 kilograms per animal for eggs per bird in 2024.
The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Ghana peaked at 2.92 kilograms per animal in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.8 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Ghana 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.23 kilograms per animal | 1.8 kilograms per animal | 2.7 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6 kilograms per animal | 2.5 kilograms per animal | 2.65 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.85 kilograms per animal | 2.65 kilograms per animal | 2.92 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 kilograms per animal | 2.65 kilograms per animal | 2.78 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 kilograms per animal | 2.61 kilograms per animal | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 kilograms per animal | 2.66 kilograms per animal | 2.67 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.3% (2025)
- Rural population 14.40 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.15 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is eggs per bird in Ghana?
- Eggs per bird in Ghana was 2.66 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest eggs per bird recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 kilograms per animal in 1991.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for eggs per bird?
- Ghana ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.