Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0987 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana is 0.0987 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0987 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0619 An per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0887 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0848 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0838 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0832 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0785 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0795 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0821 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0815 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0834 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0818 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0801 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0847 An per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0726 An per person | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0792 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0879 An per person | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0901 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0926 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0889 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0813 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0812 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0806 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0763 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0714 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0656 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0662 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0619 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.068 An per person | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.069 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0762 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0689 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.069 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0662 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0642 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0659 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0644 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0651 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0675 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0685 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.07 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0713 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0713 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0714 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0744 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0739 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0699 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0673 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0728 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0742 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0752 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0762 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0778 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0786 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0814 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0831 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0854 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0879 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.09 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0904 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0917 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0936 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0943 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0952 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0976 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0987 An per person | +1.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0987 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 74% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0987 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 97% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0828 An per person | 0.0785 An per person | 0.0887 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0839 An per person | 0.0726 An per person | 0.0926 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0717 An per person | 0.0619 An per person | 0.0812 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.067 An per person | 0.0642 An per person | 0.07 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0722 An per person | 0.0673 An per person | 0.0752 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0842 An per person | 0.0762 An per person | 0.0917 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0959 An per person | 0.0936 An per person | 0.0987 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Ghana was 0.0987 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0619 An per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 69th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.