Milk yields per animal in Ghana
Ghana: Milk yields per animal was 128.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
128.82
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 192 countries
All-time high
151.33
in 1992
All-time low
128.82
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Milk yields per animal in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk yields per animal in Ghana is 128.82, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Ghana peaked at 151.33 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 128.82, in 2024.
That places Ghana 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Milk yields per animal in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130 | — |
| 1962 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 130 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 149.72 | +15.2% |
| 1992 | 151.33 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 150.56 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 150.8 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 148.84 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 142.48 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 142.25 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 142.02 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 141.79 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 141.52 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 141.25 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 140.98 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 140.63 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 140.37 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 140.02 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 130 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 130.02 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 139.24 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 138.98 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 140.86 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 138.15 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 136.97 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 136.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 138.24 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 137.34 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 136.44 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 135.38 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 134.34 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 133.92 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 131.35 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 130.66 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 130.17 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 129.5 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 128.82 | -0.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 128.82 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 451.3, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 128.82 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 236.23, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 9 |
| 1970s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 10 |
| 1980s | 130 | 130 | 130 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.98 | 130 | 151.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 138.3 | 130 | 141.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.86 | 133.92 | 140.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.1 | 128.82 | 131.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2165 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3693 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk yields per animal in Ghana?
- Milk yields per animal in Ghana was 128.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 151.33 in 1992.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 128.82 in 2024.
- How does Ghana rank for milk yields per animal?
- Ghana ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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