Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
89th
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.027 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana stood at 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.027 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 89th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.027 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.027 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0283 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0323 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0369 1000 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0389 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0413 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0431 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0446 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0479 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0483 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0499 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0514 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0488 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0492 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0461 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0598 1000 An per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0589 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0549 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.051 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0466 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0396 1000 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0352 1000 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.033 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0308 1000 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0281 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0387 1000 An per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0378 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0439 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.047 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0505 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0549 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0563 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0571 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.058 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0708 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0783 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0848 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0923 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0989 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1099 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1187 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1327 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1283 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1538 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.167 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1802 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1956 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2153 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2373 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2602 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2865 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3098 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3217 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.334 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3384 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3692 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4027 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.369 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3676 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3654 1000 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0355 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.027 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0446 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0515 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0461 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0598 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0381 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0281 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.051 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0602 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0439 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0848 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0923 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1956 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3075 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2153 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4027 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3807 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.3654 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 86 New Zealand 0.4631 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Armenia 0.4514 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 88 Albania 0.426 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 90 Comoros 0.3966 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 91 Chile 0.3964 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 92 Malawi 0.3902 1000 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4207 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.