Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ghana

Ghana: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 1.52 million LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.52 million LSU
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
45th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.52 million LSU
in 2023
All-time low
165,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Ghana, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goats — stocks in Ghana is 1.52 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 53.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Ghana peaked at 1.52 million LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 165,000 LSU, in 1961.

Ghana ranks 45th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 220,333 LSU 165,000 LSU 270,000 LSU 9
1970s 333,823 LSU 273,370 LSU 398,200 LSU 10
1980s 384,508 LSU 344,682 LSU 457,535 LSU 10
1990s 465,601 LSU 421,430 LSU 558,900 LSU 10
2000s 698,250 LSU 582,000 LSU 826,700 LSU 10
2010s 1.08 million LSU 861,400 LSU 1.32 million LSU 10
2020s 1.44 million LSU 1.37 million LSU 1.52 million LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 42 Mexico 1.77 million LSU compare
  2. 43 Argentina 1.67 million LSU compare
  3. 44 Spain 1.59 million LSU compare
  4. 46 Nepal 1.50 million LSU compare
  5. 47 Senegal 1.47 million LSU compare
  6. 48 Peru 1.30 million LSU compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goats — stocks in Ghana?
Sheep and goats — stocks in Ghana was 1.52 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1.52 million LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 165,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
Ghana ranks 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.9%. 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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.