Europe vs Melanesia: Goats — Stocks
Goats — Stocks over time
- Europe
- Melanesia
How they compare
Europe currently reports 1.39 million LSU against 28,607 LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 1.36 million LSU.
That makes Europe's figure about 48.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 17th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.94 million LSU | 20,596 LSU | 1.92 million LSU | Europe |
| 1970s | 1.71 million LSU | 14,876 LSU | 1.69 million LSU | Europe |
| 1980s | 1.95 million LSU | 19,981 LSU | 1.93 million LSU | Europe |
| 1990s | 2.00 million LSU | 23,315 LSU | 1.98 million LSU | Europe |
| 2000s | 1.83 million LSU | 27,490 LSU | 1.81 million LSU | Europe |
| 2010s | 1.70 million LSU | 27,969 LSU | 1.67 million LSU | Europe |
| 2020s | 1.49 million LSU | 28,694 LSU | 1.47 million LSU | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goats — stocks, Europe or Melanesia?
- Europe, at 1.39 million LSU against 28,607 LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goats — stocks between Europe and Melanesia?
- 1.36 million LSU, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Europe and Melanesia rank globally for goats — stocks?
- Europe ranks 17th and Melanesia ranks 15th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Goats — 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.