Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 107.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana stood at 107.16. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana peaked at 107.16 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.37, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 91st of 181 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.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.4 | — |
| 1962 | 35.52 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 35.52 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39.53 | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 43.71 | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 45.92 | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 47.64 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 48.7 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 49.98 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 52.74 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 51.46 | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 58.27 | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 58.11 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 53.4 | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 52.51 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 48.17 | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 60.77 | +26.2% |
| 1978 | 57.77 | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 52.47 | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 47.1 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 39.43 | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 32.68 | -17.1% |
| 1983 | 26.64 | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 25.86 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 23.62 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 22.37 | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 28.21 | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 26.78 | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 28.62 | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 30.69 | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 32.71 | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 33.77 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 35.86 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 35.9 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.57 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.35 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 42.05 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 44.32 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 46.68 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 55.18 | +18.2% |
| 2001 | 54.38 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 58.79 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 52.29 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 51.34 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 49.25 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 58.97 | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 57.51 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 65.76 | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 71.73 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 75.7 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 77.2 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 84.68 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 89.21 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 99.18 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 102.62 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 98.2 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 93.78 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 94.67 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 100.48 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 96.58 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 92.17 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 91.39 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 105.28 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 107.16 | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.55 | 35.52 | 49.98 | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.57 | 48.17 | 60.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.13 | 22.37 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.29 | 30.69 | 46.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.52 | 49.25 | 71.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.57 | 75.7 | 102.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.52 | 91.39 | 107.16 | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana was 107.16 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 107.16 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.37 in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — 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.