Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Sheep — Stocks, per capita was 0.1768 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — stocks, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.1768 An per person.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.1815 An per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1117 An per person, in 1961.
Ghana ranks 61st of 159 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 — Stocks, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1117 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1158 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1198 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1403 An per person | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1434 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1437 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1451 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1463 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1496 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1491 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.146 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1535 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1387 An per person | -9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1506 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 0.156 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.175 An per person | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1804 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1815 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1621 An per person | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1625 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1632 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1542 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1458 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1421 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1464 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1299 An per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1392 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1398 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1474 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1444 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.137 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1313 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1341 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1304 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1155 An per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1358 An per person | +17.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1353 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1347 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1388 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1397 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1374 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.141 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1416 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1423 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.143 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1438 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1447 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1455 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1465 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1476 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.149 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1503 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1518 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1546 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1576 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1616 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1662 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1677 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1696 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1739 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1751 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1763 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1768 An per person | +0.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.1768 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.1768 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1259 An per person, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1351 An per person | 0.1117 An per person | 0.1496 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1593 An per person | 0.1387 An per person | 0.1815 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1471 An per person | 0.1299 An per person | 0.1632 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1337 An per person | 0.1155 An per person | 0.1444 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1425 An per person | 0.1374 An per person | 0.1465 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1576 An per person | 0.1476 An per person | 0.1696 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1755 An per person | 0.1739 An per person | 0.1768 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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 sheep — stocks, per capita in Ghana?
- Sheep — stocks, per capita in Ghana was 0.1768 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1815 An per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1117 An per person in 1961.
- How does Ghana rank for sheep — stocks, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — 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 — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.