Melanesia vs Polynesia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks
Sheep and Goats — Stocks over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 33,494 LSU against 3,402 LSU in Polynesia, a difference of 30,092 LSU.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 9.8 times Polynesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 16th and Polynesia ranks 18th of 20 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,018 LSU | 1,898 LSU | 19,120 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 15,431 LSU | 2,322 LSU | 13,109 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 20,503 LSU | 3,083 LSU | 17,420 LSU | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 24,549 LSU | 3,453 LSU | 21,096 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 29,055 LSU | 3,139 LSU | 25,916 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 30,874 LSU | 3,470 LSU | 27,404 LSU | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 33,121 LSU | 3,463 LSU | 29,658 LSU | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Melanesia, at 33,494 LSU against 3,402 LSU in Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 30,092 LSU, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and Polynesia ranks 18th of 20 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.