Melanesia vs Polynesia: Cattle — Share in total livestock
Cattle — Share in total livestock over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 31.44 %LSU against 26.51 %LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 4.93 %LSU.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 14th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 6 and Polynesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.52 %LSU | 32.86 %LSU | 15.66 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 54.82 %LSU | 29.8 %LSU | 25.02 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 51.82 %LSU | 22.47 %LSU | 29.35 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 47.98 %LSU | 21.47 %LSU | 26.51 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 41.08 %LSU | 23.33 %LSU | 17.75 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 31.86 %LSU | 29.96 %LSU | 1.9 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 25.8 %LSU | 31.12 %LSU | 5.32 %LSU | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cattle — share in total livestock, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 31.44 %LSU against 26.51 %LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cattle — share in total livestock between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 4.93 %LSU, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for cattle — share in total livestock?
- Melanesia ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 14th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cattle — Share in total livestock. 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.