Melanesia vs Micronesia: Chickens — Stocks
Chickens — Stocks over time
- Melanesia
- Micronesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 117,140 LSU against 8,560 LSU in Micronesia, a difference of 108,580 LSU.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 13.7 times Micronesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 15th and Micronesia ranks 18th of 20 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Micronesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,410 LSU | 1,129 LSU | 13,281 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 21,993 LSU | 1,504 LSU | 20,489 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 49,931 LSU | 2,096 LSU | 47,835 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 73,463 LSU | 4,568 LSU | 68,895 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 93,361 LSU | 6,620 LSU | 86,741 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 108,283 LSU | 8,110 LSU | 100,173 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 116,150 LSU | 8,538 LSU | 107,612 LSU | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chickens — stocks, Melanesia or Micronesia?
- Melanesia, at 117,140 LSU against 8,560 LSU in Micronesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chickens — stocks between Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 108,580 LSU, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Micronesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Micronesia rank globally for chickens — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th and Micronesia ranks 18th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chickens — 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.