Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 14.5 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 14.5 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana peaked at 14.5 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.72 An per square kilometre, in 1965.
Ghana ranks 51st of 164 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.73 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.81 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2.72 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.82 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 3.04 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 3.21 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3.23 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3.51 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 3.1 An per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 3.48 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 3.98 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 4.2 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 4.44 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 4.39 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 4.26 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.35 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.24 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.09 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 3.85 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 3.98 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.8 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 4.27 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 4.44 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 5.03 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 4.66 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 4.79 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 4.71 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.68 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.92 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 4.92 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.41 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 5.63 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 5.89 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.15 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 6.32 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.5 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.96 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 7.11 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 6.9 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 7.56 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 7.91 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 8.22 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 8.53 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.92 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 9.23 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 9.8 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 10.24 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 10.77 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 11.34 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 11.87 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 12.17 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.59 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 13.12 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 13.48 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 13.87 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 14.5 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 14.5 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 14.5 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 An per square kilometre | 2.72 An per square kilometre | 3.19 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.77 An per square kilometre | 3.1 An per square kilometre | 4.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.23 An per square kilometre | 3.8 An per square kilometre | 5.03 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 An per square kilometre | 4.66 An per square kilometre | 5.89 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.04 An per square kilometre | 6.15 An per square kilometre | 8.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.55 An per square kilometre | 8.53 An per square kilometre | 12.59 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.74 An per square kilometre | 13.12 An per square kilometre | 14.5 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square in Ghana?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Ghana was 14.5 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.72 An per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — 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.