Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.2744 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana is 0.2744 An per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.2744 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1169 An per person, in 1986.
That places Ghana 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1187 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1267 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1264 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1377 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1459 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1461 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1584 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1581 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1611 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1582 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1539 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1795 An per person | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1427 An per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1557 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.188 An per person | +20.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1799 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.176 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1725 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1635 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.162 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1606 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1503 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1381 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1197 An per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1171 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1169 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.133 An per person | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 0.136 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1575 An per person | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1311 An per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.139 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1333 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1281 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1291 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1267 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1314 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1444 An per person | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1466 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1531 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1567 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1586 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1558 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1672 An per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1795 An per person | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1751 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1735 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1775 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1817 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.186 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1906 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1969 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2033 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.21 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2155 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2214 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2296 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2383 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2451 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2522 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2565 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2587 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2613 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2744 An per person | +5.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.2744 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1581 An per person, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.2744 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3352 An per person, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1421 An per person | 0.1187 An per person | 0.1611 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.167 An per person | 0.1427 An per person | 0.188 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1391 An per person | 0.1169 An per person | 0.162 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1363 An per person | 0.1267 An per person | 0.1531 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1712 An per person | 0.1558 An per person | 0.186 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2203 An per person | 0.1906 An per person | 0.2522 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2627 An per person | 0.2565 An per person | 0.2744 An per person | 4 |
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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 goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana?
- Goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana was 0.2744 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2744 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1169 An per person in 1986.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — stocks, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 34th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Goats — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Goats — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.