Central Asia vs Melanesia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Central Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Central Asia currently reports 7.39 million LSU against 33,494 LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 7.36 million LSU.
That makes Central Asia's figure about 220.6 times Melanesia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Central Asia ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 31 groups.
Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.68 million LSU | 25,452 LSU | 4.65 million LSU | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 4.42 million LSU | 29,055 LSU | 4.39 million LSU | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 6.43 million LSU | 30,874 LSU | 6.40 million LSU | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 7.30 million LSU | 33,121 LSU | 7.26 million LSU | Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Central Asia or Melanesia?
- Central Asia, at 7.39 million LSU against 33,494 LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Central Asia and Melanesia?
- 7.36 million LSU, with Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Melanesia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Central Asia and Melanesia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Central Asia ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep and 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.