Global meat production by livestock type in Ghana
Ghana: Global meat production by livestock type was 76,248 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76,248
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 60 countries
All-time high
76,248
in 2024
All-time low
20,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production by livestock type in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production by livestock type in Ghana is 76,248, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production by livestock type in Ghana peaked at 76,248 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20,000, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 8th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production by livestock type in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,000 | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23,000 | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 23,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 25,000 | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 26,000 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 26,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 28,000 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 28,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 32,000 | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 36,000 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 40,000 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 44,000 | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 48,000 | +9.1% |
| 1982 | 53,000 | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 60,000 | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 58,000 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 57,000 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 57,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58,000 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 57,759 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 58,124 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 58,483 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 59,000 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 59,172 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 59,516 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 59,909 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 60,000 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 60,803 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 61,341 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 61,926 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 62,000 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 63,120 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63,756 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 64,000 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 65,956 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 67,264 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 68,672 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 70,161 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 71,709 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 74,300 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74,888 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 72,243 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 69,976 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 75,872 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 72,697 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 74,129 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74,578 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 75,037 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75,355 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 75,804 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 75,704 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 75,976 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 76,248 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,778 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,200 | 25,000 | 40,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,800 | 44,000 | 60,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,077 | 57,759 | 60,803 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64,820 | 61,341 | 70,161 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,543 | 69,976 | 75,872 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,818 | 75,355 | 76,248 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production by livestock type in Ghana?
- Global meat production by livestock type in Ghana was 76,248 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 76,248 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production by livestock type recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,000 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for global meat production by livestock type?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production by livestock type rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production by livestock type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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