Ducks — Stocks in Melanesia

Melanesia: Ducks — Stocks was 132,000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
132,000 An
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
11th
of 14 countries
All-time high
132,000 An
in 2023
All-time low
18,000 An
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Ducks — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 132,000 An for ducks — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ducks — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 132,000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,000 An, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Ducks — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Ducks — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year An Change
1961 18,000 An —
1962 24,000 An +33.3%
1963 24,000 An +0.0%
1964 26,000 An +8.3%
1965 28,000 An +7.7%
1966 30,000 An +7.1%
1967 34,000 An +13.3%
1968 31,000 An -8.8%
1969 34,000 An +9.7%
1970 36,000 An +5.9%
1971 41,000 An +13.9%
1972 41,000 An +0.0%
1973 43,000 An +4.9%
1974 43,000 An +0.0%
1975 45,000 An +4.7%
1976 46,000 An +2.2%
1977 47,000 An +2.2%
1978 55,000 An +17.0%
1979 51,000 An -7.3%
1980 54,000 An +5.9%
1981 52,000 An -3.7%
1982 53,000 An +1.9%
1983 53,000 An +0.0%
1984 59,000 An +11.3%
1985 60,000 An +1.7%
1986 61,000 An +1.7%
1987 64,000 An +4.9%
1988 66,000 An +3.1%
1989 66,000 An +0.0%
1990 71,000 An +7.6%
1991 72,000 An +1.4%
1992 72,000 An +0.0%
1993 72,000 An +0.0%
1994 73,000 An +1.4%
1995 78,000 An +6.8%
1996 79,000 An +1.3%
1997 80,000 An +1.3%
1998 80,000 An +0.0%
1999 82,000 An +2.5%
2000 87,000 An +6.1%
2001 89,000 An +2.3%
2002 89,000 An +0.0%
2003 90,000 An +1.1%
2004 90,000 An +0.0%
2005 90,000 An +0.0%
2006 95,000 An +5.6%
2007 100,000 An +5.3%
2008 100,000 An +0.0%
2009 101,000 An +1.0%
2010 105,000 An +4.0%
2011 107,000 An +1.9%
2012 118,000 An +10.3%
2013 117,000 An -0.8%
2014 117,000 An +0.0%
2015 118,000 An +0.9%
2016 120,000 An +1.7%
2017 124,000 An +3.3%
2018 126,000 An +1.6%
2019 128,000 An +1.6%
2020 126,000 An -1.6%
2021 128,000 An +1.6%
2022 130,000 An +1.6%
2023 132,000 An +1.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ducks — 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.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +33.3% 18,000 An 24,000 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27,667 An 18,000 An 34,000 An 9
1970s 44,800 An 36,000 An 55,000 An 10
1980s 58,800 An 52,000 An 66,000 An 10
1990s 75,900 An 71,000 An 82,000 An 10
2000s 93,100 An 87,000 An 101,000 An 10
2010s 118,000 An 105,000 An 128,000 An 10
2020s 129,000 An 126,000 An 132,000 An 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 8 France 18.99 million An compare
  2. 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 671,000 An compare
  3. 9 Thailand 15.50 million An compare
  4. 10 Philippines 13.52 million An compare
  5. 10 Türkiye 421,000 An compare
  6. 11 Myanmar 11.50 million An compare
  7. 12 Malaysia 9.57 million An compare
  8. 13 Cambodia 8.88 million An compare
  9. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 45,000 An compare
  10. 14 Ukraine 8.85 million An compare
  11. 14 Polynesia 30,000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ducks — stocks in Melanesia?
Ducks — stocks in Melanesia was 132,000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ducks — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 132,000 An in 2023.
What is the lowest ducks — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 18,000 An in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for ducks — stocks?
Melanesia ranks 11th out of 14 countries with data for 2023.
Is ducks — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Ducks — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ducks — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
139 places, 7,603 data points, 1961–2023
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