Asia vs Melanesia: Chickens — Share in total livestock
Chickens — Share in total livestock over time
- Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 20.15 %LSU against 12.92 %LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 7.23 %LSU.
That makes Asia's figure about 1.6 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Asia ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 20 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 6 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.57 %LSU | 3.53 %LSU | 0.0422 %LSU | Asia |
| 1970s | 4.18 %LSU | 3.86 %LSU | 0.323 %LSU | Asia |
| 1980s | 6.25 %LSU | 7.12 %LSU | 0.878 %LSU | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 9.82 %LSU | 8.53 %LSU | 1.29 %LSU | Asia |
| 2000s | 13.48 %LSU | 9.53 %LSU | 3.95 %LSU | Asia |
| 2010s | 17.33 %LSU | 11.57 %LSU | 5.77 %LSU | Asia |
| 2020s | 19.74 %LSU | 13.11 %LSU | 6.63 %LSU | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chickens — share in total livestock, Asia or Melanesia?
- Asia, at 20.15 %LSU against 12.92 %LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chickens — share in total livestock between Asia and Melanesia?
- 7.23 %LSU, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Melanesia rank globally for chickens — share in total livestock?
- Asia ranks 6th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 20 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — 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.