Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.009 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.009 animals per person.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0265 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 animals per person, in 2010.
Ghana ranks 140th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0265 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0245 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.024 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0227 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0217 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0206 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.023 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0207 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0191 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0195 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0151 animals per person | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0121 animals per person | -19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0106 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0102 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0115 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0121 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0122 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0117 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0114 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0112 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0114 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0107 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0105 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0103 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0102 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.009 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0083 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.008 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.008 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0078 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.008 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0089 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.009 animals per person | +1.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.009 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.009 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.023 animals per person | 0.0206 animals per person | 0.0265 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0158 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 0.0218 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0104 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 0.0114 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0089 animals per person | 0.0079 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0078 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 0.009 animals per person | 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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ghana was 0.009 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0265 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 animals per person in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.