Goats — Stocks in Ghana
Ghana: Goats — Stocks was 926,984 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Goats — Stocks in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 926,984 LSU for goats — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Ghana peaked at 926,984 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85,000 LSU, in 1961.
That places Ghana 26th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goats — Stocks in Ghana, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 85,000 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 93,000 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1963 | 95,000 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 106,000 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 115,000 LSU | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 118,000 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 131,000 LSU | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 134,000 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 140,000 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 141,200 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 141,240 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 169,400 LSU | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 138,670 LSU | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 155,660 LSU | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 193,500 LSU | +24.3% |
| 1976 | 190,600 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 192,000 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 194,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 189,600 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 193,400 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 197,300 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 190,000 LSU | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 180,000 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 160,000 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 160,000 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 163,258 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 190,088 LSU | +16.4% |
| 1988 | 199,122 LSU | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 236,342 LSU | +18.7% |
| 1990 | 201,853 LSU | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 219,437 LSU | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 215,728 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 212,453 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 219,400 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 220,415 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 234,002 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 263,402 LSU | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 273,938 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 293,100 LSU | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 307,700 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 319,900 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 323,000 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 356,000 LSU | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 392,500 LSU | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 393,200 LSU | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 399,700 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 419,600 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 440,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 462,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 485,500 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 513,700 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 543,500 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 575,100 LSU | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 604,400 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 635,200 LSU | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 674,000 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 715,100 LSU | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 750,900 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 788,400 LSU | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 818,000 LSU | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 841,100 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 866,064 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 926,984 LSU | +7.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 926,984 LSU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 219,928 LSU, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 926,984 LSU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 443,946 LSU, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113,000 LSU | 85,000 LSU | 140,000 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 170,587 LSU | 138,670 LSU | 194,000 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 186,951 LSU | 160,000 LSU | 236,342 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 235,373 LSU | 201,853 LSU | 293,100 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 381,460 LSU | 307,700 LSU | 462,500 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 628,580 LSU | 485,500 LSU | 788,400 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 863,037 LSU | 818,000 LSU | 926,984 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 23 Somalia 1.15 million LSU compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 1.08 million LSU compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 407,040 LSU compare
- 25 Yemen 998,480 LSU compare
- 26 Caribbean 341,334 LSU compare
- 27 Mexico 884,047 LSU compare
- 28 Afghanistan 803,881 LSU compare
- 29 Mauritania 725,876 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 goats — stocks in Ghana?
- Goats — stocks in Ghana was 926,984 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 926,984 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,000 LSU in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for goats — stocks?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. 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 — 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.