Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cattle — Stocks was 240,266 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 240,266 LSU for cattle — stocks in 2023.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 430,800 LSU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 161,490 LSU, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 161,490 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 167,141 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 178,839 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 178,523 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 190,709 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 201,985 LSU | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 223,390 LSU | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 237,978 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 250,331 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 259,496 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 272,753 LSU | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 280,349 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 300,682 LSU | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 312,717 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 326,801 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 338,824 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 340,365 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 341,797 LSU | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 345,650 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 340,797 LSU | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 344,160 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 341,203 LSU | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 358,874 LSU | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 362,128 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 368,113 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 373,098 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 371,956 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 376,560 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 370,821 LSU | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 378,000 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 387,971 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 397,200 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 415,200 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 419,453 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 430,800 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 427,200 LSU | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 426,600 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 413,414 LSU | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 414,600 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 411,000 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 408,600 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 397,985 LSU | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 395,400 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 398,100 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 393,300 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 388,149 LSU | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 412,582 LSU | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 411,300 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 401,100 LSU | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 403,500 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 405,900 LSU | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 405,242 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 411,000 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 268,745 LSU | -34.6% |
| 2015 | 252,659 LSU | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 227,653 LSU | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 226,504 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 221,114 LSU | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 234,914 LSU | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 222,926 LSU | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 222,735 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 229,184 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 240,266 LSU | +4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -34.6% | 411,000 LSU | 268,745 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 198,932 LSU | 161,490 LSU | 250,331 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 311,943 LSU | 259,496 LSU | 345,650 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 360,771 LSU | 340,797 LSU | 376,560 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,044 LSU | 378,000 LSU | 430,800 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,752 LSU | 388,149 LSU | 412,582 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 305,723 LSU | 221,114 LSU | 411,000 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,778 LSU | 222,735 LSU | 240,266 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 916,234 LSU compare
- 12 Mexico 25.63 million LSU compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 20.68 million LSU compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 589,006 LSU compare
- 14 Colombia 20.44 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 372,711 LSU compare
- 15 Chad 18.82 million LSU compare
- 16 Ethiopia PDR 18.60 million LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 156,887 LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 60,618 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 15.35 million LSU compare
- 18 France 15.13 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 36,675 LSU compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Melanesia?
- Cattle — stocks in Melanesia was 240,266 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 430,800 LSU in 1995.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,490 LSU in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. 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.