Iceland vs Melanesia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Iceland
- Melanesia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 35,682 LSU against 33,494 LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 2,188 LSU.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 137th and Melanesia ranks 140th of 203 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,933 LSU | 21,018 LSU | 59,915 LSU | Iceland |
| 1970s | 83,610 LSU | 15,431 LSU | 68,179 LSU | Iceland |
| 1980s | 69,585 LSU | 20,503 LSU | 49,082 LSU | Iceland |
| 1990s | 49,184 LSU | 24,549 LSU | 24,635 LSU | Iceland |
| 2000s | 46,247 LSU | 29,055 LSU | 17,192 LSU | Iceland |
| 2010s | 46,498 LSU | 30,874 LSU | 15,624 LSU | Iceland |
| 2020s | 37,830 LSU | 33,121 LSU | 4,709 LSU | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Iceland or Melanesia?
- Iceland, at 35,682 LSU against 33,494 LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Iceland and Melanesia?
- 2,188 LSU, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Melanesia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Iceland ranks 137th and Melanesia ranks 140th of 203 countries.
- 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.