Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Melanesia or Poland?

Melanesia, at 33,494 LSU against 33,139 LSU in Poland as of 2023.

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

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 Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Melanesia vs Poland: Sheep and Goats — Stocks

Melanesia

33,494 LSU

in 2023

Poland

33,139 LSU

in 2023

Melanesia rank

140th

Poland rank

141st

Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time

Melanesia
Poland

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 33,494 LSU against 33,139 LSU in Poland, a difference of 355 LSU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Melanesia ranks 140th and Poland ranks 141st of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Melanesia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	21,018 LSU	322,511 LSU	301,493 LSU	Poland
1970s	15,431 LSU	345,687 LSU	330,256 LSU	Poland
1980s	20,503 LSU	439,811 LSU	419,308 LSU	Poland
1990s	24,549 LSU	155,198 LSU	130,649 LSU	Poland
2000s	29,055 LSU	48,733 LSU	19,677 LSU	Poland
2010s	30,874 LSU	32,610 LSU	1,736 LSU	Poland
2020s	33,121 LSU	32,544 LSU	576.92 LSU	Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Melanesia or Poland?: Melanesia, at 33,494 LSU against 33,139 LSU in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Melanesia and Poland?: 355 LSU, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Poland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and Poland rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?: Melanesia ranks 140th and Poland ranks 141st 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

Indicator: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Unit: LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 238 places, 13,567 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.