Chickens — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Chickens — Stocks was 117,140 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens — stocks in Melanesia stood at 117,140 LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 117,140 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12,350 LSU, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 15th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,350 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 12,800 LSU | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 13,170 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 13,710 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 14,190 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 14,650 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 15,420 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 16,290 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 17,110 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 17,500 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 18,760 LSU | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 19,700 LSU | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 21,050 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 21,890 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 22,320 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 22,790 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 23,450 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 24,770 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 27,700 LSU | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 34,230 LSU | +23.6% |
| 1981 | 44,230 LSU | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 41,130 LSU | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 46,650 LSU | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 49,750 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 50,820 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 54,200 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 58,400 LSU | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 59,780 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 60,120 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 62,850 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 65,080 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 66,200 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 66,400 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 73,100 LSU | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 74,800 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 76,250 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 81,650 LSU | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 83,050 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 85,250 LSU | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 86,900 LSU | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 83,600 LSU | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 87,040 LSU | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 91,550 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 93,100 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 94,800 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 94,930 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97,350 LSU | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 102,440 LSU | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 101,900 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 101,400 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 104,400 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 104,280 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 107,900 LSU | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 108,290 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 109,320 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 109,330 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 110,920 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 112,770 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 114,220 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 115,470 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 116,080 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 115,910 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 117,140 LSU | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.2% | 34,230 LSU | 44,230 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,410 LSU | 12,350 LSU | 17,110 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 21,993 LSU | 17,500 LSU | 27,700 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,931 LSU | 34,230 LSU | 60,120 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 73,463 LSU | 62,850 LSU | 85,250 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,361 LSU | 83,600 LSU | 102,440 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,283 LSU | 101,400 LSU | 114,220 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 116,150 LSU | 115,470 LSU | 117,140 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 12 Japan 3.14 million LSU compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania 406,410 LSU compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 190,020 LSU compare
- 13 Malaysia 3.13 million LSU compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 154,900 LSU compare
- 14 Thailand 2.89 million LSU compare
- 15 Egypt 2.73 million LSU compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 66,450 LSU compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 2.40 million LSU compare
- 17 Nigeria 2.28 million LSU compare
- 17 Polynesia 12,100 LSU compare
- 18 Morocco 2.24 million LSU compare
- 18 Micronesia 8,560 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 chickens — stocks in Melanesia?
- Chickens — stocks in Melanesia was 117,140 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 117,140 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,350 LSU in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens — 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.