Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana

Ghana: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 24.02 billion animals in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
24.02 billion animals
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 198 countries
All-time high
24.02 billion animals
in 2024
All-time low
2.77 billion animals
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana, 1961–2024

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana is 24.02 billion animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana peaked at 24.02 billion animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.77 billion animals, in 1986.

That places Ghana 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.82 billion animals 3.01 billion animals 4.70 billion animals 9
1970s 5.15 billion animals 4.65 billion animals 5.81 billion animals 10
1980s 3.64 billion animals 2.77 billion animals 4.84 billion animals 10
1990s 5.07 billion animals 4.02 billion animals 6.71 billion animals 10
2000s 9.81 billion animals 7.18 billion animals 13.10 billion animals 10
2010s 19.07 billion animals 14.21 billion animals 23.83 billion animals 10
2020s 22.46 billion animals 21.11 billion animals 24.02 billion animals 5

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 134 Liberia 26.23 billion animals compare
  2. 135 Iraq 25.76 billion animals compare
  3. 136 Benin 25.05 billion animals compare
  4. 138 Uzbekistan 23.64 billion animals compare
  5. 139 French Polynesia 23.44 billion animals compare
  6. 140 Malawi 23.14 billion animals compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana?
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Ghana was 24.02 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 24.02 billion animals in 2024.
What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.77 billion animals in 1986.
How does Ghana rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
Ghana ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..
Unit
animals
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
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