Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.07 LSU/ha for goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana peaked at 0.07 LSU/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.01 LSU/ha, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 39th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.01 LSU/ha | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.03 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.07 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.015 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.016 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.029 LSU/ha | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.05 LSU/ha | 0.04 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0675 LSU/ha | 0.06 LSU/ha | 0.07 LSU/ha | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana?
- Goats — livestock units per agricultural land area in Ghana was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 LSU/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest goats — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 LSU/ha in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.