Milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana
Ghana: Milk production, per square kilometre was 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana is 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana peaked at 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0428 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Ghana 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0428 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0471 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0514 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0643 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0643 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0686 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0728 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0774 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0774 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0824 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0908 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0708 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0651 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.064 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0668 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0686 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0708 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0794 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0857 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0926 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.097 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0972 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.098 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0974 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.124 tonnes per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1182 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1211 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1203 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1278 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1563 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1575 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1589 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1602 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1633 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1648 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1669 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1684 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1705 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1605 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1631 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1753 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1769 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1665 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1821 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1896 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1896 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.182 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1877 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1936 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1991 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1991 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2003 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2101 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2143 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2175 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +35.7% | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.124 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0609 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0428 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0771 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0752 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.064 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0908 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0887 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0686 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1336 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0914 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1602 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1671 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1605 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1769 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.189 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1665 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2003 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2159 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2101 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 157 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2809 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 158 Vanuatu 0.2543 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 159 Togo 0.236 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 161 Bahamas 0.206 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 162 Angola 0.177 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mongolia 0.1698 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Ghana was 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2218 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0428 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Ghana ranks 160th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production 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.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Milk production 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.