Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.42 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
119th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.2693 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2693 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Ghana ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2746 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2693 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2709 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2832 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2837 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3024 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3087 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3195 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3477 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3498 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3522 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3618 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3611 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3735 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3766 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3629 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4054 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4291 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4933 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5152 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5496 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6004 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.594 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5893 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.592 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6023 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6089 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6238 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6352 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6395 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6369 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6431 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6531 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6534 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6544 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6773 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6876 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6987 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7532 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7626 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7796 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7776 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7977 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8006 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8588 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8907 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9191 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.951 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9869 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2956 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2693 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3477 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3825 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3498 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4527 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5769 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4933 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6238 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6579 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6352 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6987 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8291 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7532 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.951 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9869 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 116 Togo 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 117 Paraguay 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 Latvia 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 120 Sweden 1.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Cote d'Ivoire 1.39 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Kyrgyzstan 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2693 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ghana rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- 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
Global meat production 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.