Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita was 0.4512 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana is 0.4512 An per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.4512 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2304 An per person, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 51st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2304 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2426 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2462 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2781 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2892 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2898 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3034 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3044 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3107 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3073 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2999 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.333 An per person | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2814 An per person | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3062 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.344 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3549 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3564 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.354 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3256 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3245 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3238 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3045 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.284 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2618 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2635 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2468 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2722 An per person | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2758 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3049 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2756 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.276 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2646 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2622 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2595 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2422 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2672 An per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2797 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2812 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2919 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.296 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2968 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3087 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3182 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3173 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3221 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3272 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3325 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3381 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3458 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3536 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3618 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3701 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3789 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3912 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4045 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4128 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4218 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4304 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4338 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4375 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4512 An per person | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2772 An per person | 0.2304 An per person | 0.3107 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3263 An per person | 0.2814 An per person | 0.3564 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2862 An per person | 0.2468 An per person | 0.3245 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.27 An per person | 0.2422 An per person | 0.2919 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3137 An per person | 0.296 An per person | 0.3325 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3779 An per person | 0.3381 An per person | 0.4218 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4382 An per person | 0.4304 An per person | 0.4512 An per person | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep and goats — stocks, per capita in Ghana was 0.4512 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4512 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2304 An per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — stocks, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and 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.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and 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
Sheep and 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.