Melanesia vs Micronesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks over time
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 240,266 LSU against 10,834 LSU in Micronesia, a difference of 229,432 LSU.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 22.2 times Micronesia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 16th and Micronesia ranks 19th of 20 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 414,715 LSU | 8,410 LSU | 406,305 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 401,752 LSU | 8,498 LSU | 393,253 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 305,723 LSU | 9,993 LSU | 295,730 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 228,778 LSU | 10,684 LSU | 218,093 LSU | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle and buffaloes — stocks, Melanesia or Micronesia?
- Melanesia, at 240,266 LSU against 10,834 LSU in Micronesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle and buffaloes — stocks between Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 229,432 LSU, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Micronesia rank globally for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and Micronesia ranks 19th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.