Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Melanesia: Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 0.02 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.01 LSU/ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 2.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 20 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 4 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.0189 LSU/ha | 0.0089 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0 LSU/ha | — |
| 1980s | 0.013 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.003 LSU/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1990s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.01 LSU/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2000s | 0.02 LSU/ha | 0.011 LSU/ha | 0.009 LSU/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2010s | 0.018 LSU/ha | 0.011 LSU/ha | 0.007 LSU/ha | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 2020s | 0.01 LSU/ha | 0.0175 LSU/ha | 0.0075 LSU/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 0.02 LSU/ha against 0.01 LSU/ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 0.01 LSU/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Melanesia rank globally for sheep and goats — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 20 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and Goats — Livestock units per agricultural land area. 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.