Sheep — Stocks in Ghana

Ghana: Sheep — Stocks was 597,487 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
597,487 LSU
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
55th
of 192 countries
All-time high
597,487 LSU
in 2023
All-time low
80,000 LSU
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Sheep — Stocks in Ghana, 1961–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 597,487 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Ghana peaked at 597,487 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80,000 LSU, in 1961.

That places Ghana 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 107,333 LSU 80,000 LSU 130,000 LSU 9
1970s 163,236 LSU 133,090 LSU 204,200 LSU 10
1980s 197,556 LSU 181,424 LSU 221,192 LSU 10
1990s 230,228 LSU 201,015 LSU 265,800 LSU 10
2000s 316,790 LSU 274,300 LSU 364,200 LSU 10
2010s 448,480 LSU 375,900 LSU 530,200 LSU 10
2020s 576,414 LSU 554,400 LSU 597,487 LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 52 France 657,600 LSU compare
  2. 53 Italy 649,700 LSU compare
  3. 54 Tunisia 623,639 LSU compare
  4. 56 Uruguay 592,700 LSU compare
  5. 57 Kyrgyzstan 555,321 LSU compare
  6. 58 Uganda 499,237 LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — stocks in Ghana?
Sheep — stocks in Ghana was 597,487 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 597,487 LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 80,000 LSU in 1961.
How does Ghana rank for sheep — stocks?
Ghana ranks 55th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sheep — Stocks
Unit
LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
227 places, 12,936 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.