Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana
Ghana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 5.41 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana is 5.41 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ghana peaked at 5.41 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.24 An per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Ghana 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1965 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 1.39 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1.43 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 2.26 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 2 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 2.18 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 2.25 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 2.48 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.54 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 2.69 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.8 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.95 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 3.05 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.01 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.04 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.16 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.3 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 3.38 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.74 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.87 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.18 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 4.39 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.61 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4.79 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.83 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.03 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.19 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.31 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5.41 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5.41 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5.41 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.36 An per square kilometre | 1.24 An per square kilometre | 1.52 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.84 An per square kilometre | 1.52 An per square kilometre | 2.29 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.18 An per square kilometre | 2 An per square kilometre | 2.43 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 An per square kilometre | 2.32 An per square kilometre | 2.69 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 An per square kilometre | 2.77 An per square kilometre | 3.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 An per square kilometre | 3.47 An per square kilometre | 4.83 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.23 An per square kilometre | 5.03 An per square kilometre | 5.41 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 56 Cuba 5.9 An per square kilometre compare
- 57 Gambia 5.86 An per square kilometre compare
- 58 Eritrea 5.58 An per square kilometre compare
- 60 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.34 An per square kilometre compare
- 61 Slovenia 5.01 An per square kilometre compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 4.72 An per square kilometre compare
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 5.41 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 5.41 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 An per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Ghana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.