Table 1.
Live animal imports by species into Ghana
| Year | Cattle | Sheep | Goats | Total | Share of total imports* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | Sheep | Goats | |||||
| 2008 | 1,081 | 1,401 | 1,514 | 3,996 | 27.1% | 35.1% | 37.9% |
| 2009 | 10,119 | 4,987 | 6,098 | 21,204 | 47.7% | 23.5% | 28.8% |
| 2010 | 11,389 | 4,843 | 3,711 | 19,943 | 57.1% | 24.3% | 18.6% |
| 2011 | 9,384 | 2,835 | 2,495 | 14,714 | 63.8% | 19.3% | 17.0% |
| 2012 | 23,622 | 9,840 | 10,008 | 43,470 | 54.3% | 22.6% | 23.0% |
| 2013 | 21,131 | 16,738 | 16,953 | 54,822 | 38.5% | 30.5% | 30.9% |
| 2014 | 20,948 | 22,188 | 32,012 | 75,148 | 27.9% | 29.5% | 42.6% |
| 2015 | 17,968 | 15,763 | 20,004 | 53,735 | 33.4% | 29.3% | 37.2% |
| 2016 | 23,575 | 13,854 | 16,900 | 54,329 | 43.4% | 25.5% | 31.1% |
| 2017 | 32,249 | 47,526 | 46,665 | 126,440 | 25.5% | 37.6% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 54,566 | 65,950 | 97,703 | 218,219 | 25.0% | 30.2% | 44.8% |