Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 3.2 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana is 3.2 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 3.3 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5098 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 87th out of 150 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.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5098 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.523 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5274 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6109 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1965 | 0.5318 An per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.6329 An per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6416 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7339 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 0.879 An per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9405 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.9405 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9844 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 1.34 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 1.35 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.33 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1990 | 1.67 An per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1991 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.45 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.47 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +50.8% |
| 2007 | 1.73 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.78 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.24 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.78 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.68 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3 An per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 2.74 An per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 2.9 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 3.2 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6211 An per square kilometre | 0.5098 An per square kilometre | 0.879 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 0.9405 An per square kilometre | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 An per square kilometre | 1.32 An per square kilometre | 1.96 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 An per square kilometre | 1.12 An per square kilometre | 1.67 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 An per square kilometre | 1.05 An per square kilometre | 1.83 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 An per square kilometre | 1.88 An per square kilometre | 2.78 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 An per square kilometre | 2.74 An per square kilometre | 3.3 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana was 3.2 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5098 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 87th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fat of pigs — 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.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fat of pigs — 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.