Benin vs Ghana: Cattle — Stocks
Cattle — Stocks over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.26 million LSU against 1.15 million LSU in Ghana, a difference of 118,390 LSU.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 95th and Ghana ranks 98th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 222,493 LSU | 355,556 LSU | 133,062 LSU | Ghana |
| 1970s | 338,580 LSU | 438,800 LSU | 100,220 LSU | Ghana |
| 1980s | 449,936 LSU | 517,602 LSU | 67,666 LSU | Ghana |
| 1990s | 613,862 LSU | 607,011 LSU | 6,851 LSU | Benin |
| 2000s | 870,811 LSU | 684,100 LSU | 186,711 LSU | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.13 million LSU | 852,850 LSU | 275,600 LSU | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.11 million LSU | 1.10 million LSU | 9,360 LSU | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — stocks, Benin or Ghana?
- Benin, at 1.26 million LSU against 1.15 million LSU in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — stocks between Benin and Ghana?
- 118,390 LSU, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for cattle — stocks?
- Benin ranks 95th and Ghana ranks 98th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.