Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 125.34 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 125.34 for meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana peaked at 125.34 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.94, in 1985.
That places Ghana 29th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.55 | — |
| 1962 | 34.63 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 34.39 | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 37.86 | +10.1% |
| 1965 | 40.14 | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 39.68 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 43.04 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 43.17 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 43.95 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 43.72 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 42.4 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 49.05 | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 39.13 | -20.2% |
| 1974 | 42.69 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 51.56 | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 49.2 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 48.03 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 47.18 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 44.34 | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 44.11 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 43.77 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 41.08 | -6.1% |
| 1983 | 37.9 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 32.79 | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 31.94 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 32.22 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 36.5 | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 37.32 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 43.21 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 35.97 | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 38.12 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 36.75 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 35.36 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 35.5 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 34.17 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 35.05 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37.38 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 37.3 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 39.29 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 54.04 | +37.5% |
| 2001 | 52.33 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 53.25 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 68.19 | +28.1% |
| 2004 | 73.71 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 71.21 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 69.66 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 72.29 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 74.39 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 76.58 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 84.05 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 84.64 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.02 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 93.98 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 97.1 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 99.66 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 103.24 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 107.35 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 108.31 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 112.19 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 115.47 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 116.52 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 118.53 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 123.89 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 125.34 | +1.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 125.34 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.02, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 125.34 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.78, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +37.5% | 39.29 | 54.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.82 | 32.55 | 43.95 | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.73 | 39.13 | 51.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.08 | 31.94 | 44.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.49 | 34.17 | 39.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.56 | 52.33 | 76.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.95 | 84.05 | 112.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.95 | 115.47 | 125.34 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana was 125.34 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 125.34 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.94 in 1985.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Ghana ranks 29th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 goat, 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.