Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ghana
Ghana: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 1.15 million LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ghana is 1.15 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ghana peaked at 1.15 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Ghana 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 250,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 275,000 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 300,000 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 350,000 LSU | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 375,000 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 375,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 400,000 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 425,000 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 450,000 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 451,500 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 451,500 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 466,500 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 481,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 530,500 LSU | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 449,000 LSU | -15.4% |
| 1976 | 414,500 LSU | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 381,000 LSU | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 372,500 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 390,000 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 402,000 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 414,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 462,000 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 500,000 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 539,000 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 566,000 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 567,435 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 584,888 LSU | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 572,489 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 568,210 LSU | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 572,394 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 597,316 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 579,716 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 584,320 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 593,500 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 608,338 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 623,930 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 630,150 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 636,450 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 644,000 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 651,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 657,500 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 665,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 672,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 679,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 686,500 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 696,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 703,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 711,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 719,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 727,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 749,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 771,500 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 795,000 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 828,500 LSU | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 867,000 LSU | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 907,500 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 950,500 LSU | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 961,000 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 971,500 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million LSU | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 million LSU | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 million LSU | +2.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 1.15 million LSU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.69 million LSU, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 1.15 million LSU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million LSU, 93% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,556 LSU | 250,000 LSU | 450,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 438,800 LSU | 372,500 LSU | 530,500 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 517,602 LSU | 402,000 LSU | 584,888 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 607,011 LSU | 572,394 LSU | 644,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 684,100 LSU | 651,000 LSU | 719,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 852,850 LSU | 727,000 LSU | 971,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 1.15 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ghana?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Ghana was 1.15 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Ghana ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.