Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 104.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana is 104.86, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana peaked at 111.32 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43.59, in 1961.
That places Ghana 61st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.59 | — |
| 1962 | 45.23 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 47.27 | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 54.32 | +14.9% |
| 1965 | 55.51 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 56.27 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 56.81 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 57.2 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 58.66 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 58.59 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 57.04 | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 60.14 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 54.28 | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 58.89 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 60.32 | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 67.96 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 70.74 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 70.78 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 63.35 | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 64.03 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 62.96 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 60.1 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 57.06 | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 55.67 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 57.32 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 50.44 | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 53.91 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 54.17 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 57.16 | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 56.49 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 53.57 | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 51.15 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 49.98 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 52.42 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 50.33 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 49.64 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 46.76 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 46.07 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 45.78 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 62.91 | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 63.27 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.69 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.29 | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 81.72 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 82.17 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.68 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.43 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.29 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.12 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 87.42 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 86.31 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 86.61 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 94.47 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 98.99 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 99.19 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 101.82 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 104.57 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 102.89 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 103.75 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 111.32 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 106.01 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 107.17 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 105.21 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 104.86 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.76 | 43.59 | 58.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.21 | 54.28 | 70.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.28 | 50.44 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.22 | 45.78 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.56 | 62.91 | 88.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6 | 86.31 | 104.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.91 | 104.86 | 111.32 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Ghana was 104.86 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 111.32 in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.59 in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 sheep, 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.