Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0028 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana is 0.0028 1000 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0029 1000 An per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 An per person, in 1986.
Ghana ranks 113th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 An per person | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 An per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 An per person | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 An per person | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.001 1000 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 1000 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 1000 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 1000 An per person | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 1000 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 1000 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 1000 An per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 1000 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 1000 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 1000 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 1000 An per person | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0028 1000 An per person | -0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0028 1000 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0028 1000 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0018 1000 An per person, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 An per person | 0.0008 1000 An per person | 0.0012 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 1000 An per person | 0.001 1000 An per person | 0.0012 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 An per person | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.001 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 An per person | 0.0006 1000 An per person | 0.001 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 1000 An per person | 0.0011 1000 An per person | 0.0018 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 An per person | 0.0019 1000 An per person | 0.0029 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 1000 An per person | 0.0025 1000 An per person | 0.0028 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 110 Cameroon 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
- 111 Iraq 0.0031 1000 An per person compare
- 112 Sierra Leone 0.0029 1000 An per person compare
- 114 French Polynesia 0.0028 1000 An per person compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0027 1000 An per person compare
- 116 Madagascar 0.0025 1000 An per person 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana was 0.0028 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 1000 An per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 An per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, Poultry — 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.