Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Ghana

Ghana: Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock was 4.86 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.86 %LSU
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
131st
of 188 countries
All-time high
9.09 %LSU
in 1989
All-time low
3.39 %LSU
in 2005
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock in Ghana, 1961–2023

0246810196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ghana stood at 4.86 %LSU.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ghana peaked at 9.09 %LSU in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.39 %LSU, in 2005.

That places Ghana 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.1 %LSU 4.21 %LSU 5.69 %LSU 9
1970s 6.88 %LSU 5.84 %LSU 7.85 %LSU 10
1980s 7.85 %LSU 6.99 %LSU 9.09 %LSU 10
1990s 6.04 %LSU 4.54 %LSU 7.95 %LSU 10
2000s 4.29 %LSU 3.39 %LSU 5.11 %LSU 10
2010s 5.01 %LSU 4.6 %LSU 5.29 %LSU 10
2020s 4.92 %LSU 4.52 %LSU 5.5 %LSU 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 128 Brazil 5.32 %LSU compare
  2. 129 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5.27 %LSU compare
  3. 130 Ecuador 5.13 %LSU compare
  4. 132 Georgia 4.84 %LSU compare
  5. 133 Sierra Leone 4.67 %LSU compare
  6. 134 Iceland 4.41 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ghana?
Swine / pigs — share in total livestock in Ghana was 4.86 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 9.09 %LSU in 1989.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — share in total livestock recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 3.39 %LSU in 2005.
How does Ghana rank for swine / pigs — share in total livestock?
Ghana ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — share in total livestock rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Swine / pigs — Share in total livestock
Unit
%LSU
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
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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.