Eastern Africa vs Melanesia: Sheep — Stocks
Sheep — Stocks over time
- Eastern Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 10.86 million LSU against 4,888 LSU in Melanesia, a difference of 10.86 million LSU.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 2,222.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.13 million LSU | 421.6 LSU | 4.13 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 1970s | 4.32 million LSU | 555.02 LSU | 4.32 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 1980s | 4.95 million LSU | 521.82 LSU | 4.95 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 1990s | 4.44 million LSU | 1,234 LSU | 4.44 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 5.41 million LSU | 1,566 LSU | 5.41 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 8.85 million LSU | 2,905 LSU | 8.84 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 10.77 million LSU | 4,427 LSU | 10.76 million LSU | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep — stocks, Eastern Africa or Melanesia?
- Eastern Africa, at 10.86 million LSU against 4,888 LSU in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sheep — stocks between Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 10.86 million LSU, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Melanesia rank globally for sheep — stocks?
- Eastern Africa ranks 12th and Melanesia ranks 14th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Sheep — 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.