Chickens — Stocks in Ghana
Ghana: Chickens — Stocks was 936,660 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 936,660 LSU for chickens — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Ghana peaked at 936,660 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,950 LSU, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 44th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,950 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 60,050 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 61,590 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 70,200 LSU | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 79,350 LSU | +13.0% |
| 1966 | 85,500 LSU | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 90,650 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 95,000 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 100,000 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 108,230 LSU | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 108,230 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 112,790 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 114,800 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 108,990 LSU | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 110,030 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 104,200 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 135,600 LSU | +30.1% |
| 1978 | 132,400 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 123,840 LSU | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 115,000 LSU | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 105,000 LSU | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 90,000 LSU | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 80,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 75,000 LSU | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 70,000 LSU | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 64,190 LSU | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 82,140 LSU | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 80,400 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 87,870 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 96,860 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 105,720 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 112,320 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 121,700 LSU | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 122,890 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 130,830 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 145,890 LSU | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 158,880 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 173,020 LSU | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 188,100 LSU | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 204,720 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 220,320 LSU | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 242,510 LSU | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 263,950 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 295,000 LSU | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 283,860 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 340,300 LSU | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 370,380 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 398,160 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 433,200 LSU | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 477,520 LSU | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 525,750 LSU | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 578,850 LSU | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 637,320 LSU | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 685,110 LSU | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 715,940 LSU | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 738,850 LSU | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 753,630 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 819,550 LSU | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 892,100 LSU | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 817,690 LSU | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 814,870 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 811,110 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 936,660 LSU | +15.5% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 936,660 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321,325 LSU, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 936,660 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 175,740 LSU, 5.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78,032 LSU | 59,950 LSU | 100,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 115,911 LSU | 104,200 LSU | 135,600 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 84,960 LSU | 64,190 LSU | 115,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 135,621 LSU | 96,860 LSU | 188,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 305,240 LSU | 204,720 LSU | 433,200 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 682,462 LSU | 477,520 LSU | 892,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 845,082 LSU | 811,110 LSU | 936,660 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 41 China, Taiwan Province of 1.03 million LSU compare
- 42 Senegal 1.02 million LSU compare
- 43 Tunisia 996,350 LSU compare
- 45 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 930,040 LSU compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 899,500 LSU compare
- 47 Romania 777,500 LSU compare
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 chickens — stocks in Ghana?
- Chickens — stocks in Ghana was 936,660 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 936,660 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,950 LSU in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for chickens — stocks?
- Ghana ranks 44th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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, published as part of Chickens — 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.