Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production was 128.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Ghana stood at 128.56. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Ghana peaked at 128.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.08, in 1962.
That places Ghana 62nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.09 | — |
| 1962 | 9.08 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.3 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 10.6 | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 12.01 | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 12.92 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 13.73 | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 14.38 | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 15.14 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 16.4 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 16.45 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 19.17 | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 19.67 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 18.61 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 18.84 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 17.78 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 23.11 | +30.0% |
| 1978 | 22.64 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 21.2 | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 19.6 | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 16.87 | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 14.4 | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 12.09 | -16.0% |
| 1984 | 12.05 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 11.24 | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 10.88 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 14.05 | +29.1% |
| 1988 | 13.66 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 14.97 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 16.46 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 17.99 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 19.05 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 20.73 | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 21.26 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 21.57 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 21.94 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 26.72 | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 28.86 | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 31.15 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 37.76 | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 38.22 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 42.47 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 38.81 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 39.13 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.53 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 47.35 | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 47.38 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 55.57 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 62.15 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 67.2 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 70.2 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 78.9 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 85.14 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 96.92 | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 102.62 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 100.47 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 98.07 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 101.08 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 109.45 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 107.32 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 104.45 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 105.58 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 123.96 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 128.56 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.81 | 9.08 | 15.14 | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.39 | 16.4 | 23.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.98 | 10.88 | 19.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.57 | 16.46 | 31.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.74 | 37.76 | 62.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91 | 67.2 | 109.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.97 | 104.45 | 128.56 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Ghana?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production in Ghana was 128.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 128.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 in 1962.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production?
- Ghana ranks 62nd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.