Africa vs Melanesia: Equidae — Stocks
Equidae — Stocks over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 15.17 million LSU against 40,346 LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 15.13 million LSU.
That makes Africa's figure about 375.9 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 30 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.77 million LSU | 20,331 LSU | 7.75 million LSU | Africa |
| 1970s | 8.30 million LSU | 28,080 LSU | 8.27 million LSU | Africa |
| 1980s | 8.60 million LSU | 34,663 LSU | 8.57 million LSU | Africa |
| 1990s | 8.59 million LSU | 38,810 LSU | 8.55 million LSU | Africa |
| 2000s | 8.96 million LSU | 40,167 LSU | 8.92 million LSU | Africa |
| 2010s | 12.29 million LSU | 42,819 LSU | 12.25 million LSU | Africa |
| 2020s | 14.76 million LSU | 41,086 LSU | 14.72 million LSU | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equidae — stocks, Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 15.17 million LSU against 40,346 LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in equidae — stocks between Africa and Melanesia?
- 15.13 million LSU, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for equidae — stocks?
- Africa ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Equidae — 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.