Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.11 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 0.11 LSU/ha for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia peaked at 0.23 LSU/ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.1 LSU/ha, in 2017.
That places Melanesia 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 LSU/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.15 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.16 LSU/ha | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.17 LSU/ha | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.18 LSU/ha | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.19 LSU/ha | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.22 LSU/ha | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.22 LSU/ha | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.23 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.21 LSU/ha | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.21 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 LSU/ha | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 LSU/ha | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.13 LSU/ha | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.12 LSU/ha | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.11 LSU/ha | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 LSU/ha | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 LSU/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.11 LSU/ha | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1644 LSU/ha | 0.14 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.222 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.22 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.221 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 0.23 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2 LSU/ha | 0.19 LSU/ha | 0.21 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.147 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.2 LSU/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1025 LSU/ha | 0.1 LSU/ha | 0.11 LSU/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 14 Costa Rica 0.91 LSU/ha compare
- 15 New Zealand 0.88 LSU/ha compare
- 16 India 0.86 LSU/ha compare
- 17 Norway 0.8 LSU/ha compare
- 17 Puerto Rico 0.8 LSU/ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 0.19 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.03 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Egypt 0.79 LSU/ha compare
- 19 Japan 0.79 LSU/ha compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia?
- Cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area in Melanesia was 0.11 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 LSU/ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 LSU/ha in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.