Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana
Ghana: Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 104.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Ghana stood at 104.4. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, livestock — gross per capita production index number in Ghana peaked at 104.4 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.41, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 74th of 184 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.
Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 72.41 | — |
| 1962 | 73.65 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 74.56 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 80.93 | +8.5% |
| 1965 | 82.79 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 85.44 | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 86.01 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 88.71 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 91.92 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 90.95 | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 89.48 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 93.18 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 90.09 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 89.66 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 90.16 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 86.42 | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 90.49 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 92.07 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 93.21 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 96.14 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 97.03 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 99.75 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 103.96 | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 100.74 | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 98.7 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 96.49 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 97.05 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 95.41 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 95.96 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 94.41 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 94.51 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 91.52 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 90.26 | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 89.67 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 84.57 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 85.19 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.94 | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 79.73 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 81.2 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 87.5 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 84.77 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 83.77 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 87.47 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 85.37 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 85.17 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 88.57 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 89.03 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.84 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 92.47 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.21 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 95.1 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 96.42 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 97.7 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 98.11 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 101.49 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 100.39 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 101.59 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 101.89 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 102.83 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 104.11 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 101.23 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 100.02 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 103.71 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 104.4 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.82 | 72.41 | 91.92 | 9 |
| 1970s | 90.57 | 86.42 | 93.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.12 | 95.41 | 103.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.3 | 79.73 | 94.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5 | 83.77 | 92.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.97 | 94.21 | 102.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.69 | 100.02 | 104.4 | 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)
- 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 livestock — gross per capita production index number in Ghana?
- Livestock — gross per capita production index number in Ghana was 104.4 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4 in 2024.
- What is the lowest livestock — gross per capita production index number recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.41 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for livestock — gross per capita production index number?
- Ghana ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is livestock — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, published as part of Livestock — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.