Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0368 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.0368 An per person for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana peaked at 0.0477 An per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0295 An per person, in 2005.
Ghana ranks 72nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0412 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0384 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0379 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0403 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0379 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0393 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0385 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0397 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0387 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0381 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0391 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0355 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0387 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0448 An per person | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0477 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0458 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0408 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.041 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0407 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0388 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0368 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0357 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.037 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0326 An per person | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0348 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0349 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0368 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0342 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0327 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0335 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0325 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0323 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0318 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0316 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0324 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0295 An per person | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.03 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0309 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.031 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.031 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0314 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0318 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0331 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.035 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0356 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0352 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0364 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0365 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0368 An per person | +1.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0368 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0368 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0258 An per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0391 An per person | 0.0379 An per person | 0.0412 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0409 An per person | 0.0355 An per person | 0.0477 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0369 An per person | 0.0326 An per person | 0.041 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0329 An per person | 0.0316 An per person | 0.0361 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0312 An per person | 0.0295 An per person | 0.0326 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 An per person | 0.031 An per person | 0.0356 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 An per person | 0.0359 An per person | 0.0368 An per person | 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 sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana was 0.0368 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0477 An per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0295 An per person in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.