Melanesia vs Polynesia: Chickens — Stocks
Chickens — Stocks over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 117,140 LSU against 12,100 LSU in Polynesia, a difference of 105,040 LSU.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 9.7 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 17th of 20 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,410 LSU | 6,496 LSU | 7,914 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 21,993 LSU | 7,312 LSU | 14,681 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 49,931 LSU | 8,108 LSU | 41,823 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 73,463 LSU | 9,457 LSU | 64,006 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 93,361 LSU | 11,508 LSU | 81,853 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 108,283 LSU | 12,171 LSU | 96,112 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 116,150 LSU | 11,992 LSU | 104,158 LSU | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chickens — stocks, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 117,140 LSU against 12,100 LSU in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in chickens — stocks between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 105,040 LSU, with Melanesia 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 chickens — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th and Polynesia ranks 17th 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.