Which has higher goats — stocks, Fiji or Melanesia?

Melanesia, at 28,607 LSU against 27,614 LSU in Fiji as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Melanesia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Fiji vs Melanesia: Goats — Stocks

Fiji

27,614 LSU

in 2023

Melanesia

28,607 LSU

in 2023

Fiji rank

110th

Melanesia rank

109th

Goats — Stocks over time

Fiji
Melanesia

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 28,607 LSU against 27,614 LSU in Fiji, a difference of 993 LSU.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 110th and Melanesia ranks 109th of 199 countries.

Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Melanesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,922 LSU	20,596 LSU	2,674 LSU	Melanesia
1970s	12,570 LSU	14,876 LSU	2,306 LSU	Melanesia
1980s	17,150 LSU	19,981 LSU	2,831 LSU	Melanesia
1990s	20,566 LSU	23,315 LSU	2,749 LSU	Melanesia
2000s	24,917 LSU	27,490 LSU	2,573 LSU	Melanesia
2010s	25,778 LSU	27,969 LSU	2,191 LSU	Melanesia
2020s	27,410 LSU	28,694 LSU	1,284 LSU	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goats — stocks, Fiji or Melanesia?: Melanesia, at 28,607 LSU against 27,614 LSU in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in goats — stocks between Fiji and Melanesia?: 993 LSU, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Melanesia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Melanesia rank globally for goats — stocks?: Fiji ranks 110th and Melanesia ranks 109th of 199 countries.
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

Indicator: Goats — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.