What is goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia?

Goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia was 3.16 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?

The highest recorded value was 5.92 %LSU in 1961.

What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?

The lowest recorded value was 1.83 %LSU in 1978.

How does Melanesia rank for goats — share in total livestock?

Melanesia ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.

Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Melanesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Goats — Share in total livestock in Melanesia

Name: Goats — Share in total livestock in Melanesia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Melanesia: Goats — Share in total livestock was 3.16 %LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

3.16 %LSU

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

104th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.92 %LSU

in 1961

All-time low

1.83 %LSU

in 1978

Years of data

1961–2023

Goats — Share in total livestock in Melanesia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia is 3.16 %LSU, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia peaked at 5.92 %LSU in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.83 %LSU, in 1978.

Melanesia ranks 104th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	5.12 %LSU	3.94 %LSU	5.92 %LSU	9
1970s	2.66 %LSU	1.83 %LSU	3.45 %LSU	10
1980s	2.86 %LSU	2.06 %LSU	3.12 %LSU	10
1990s	2.71 %LSU	2.56 %LSU	2.8 %LSU	10
2000s	2.81 %LSU	2.44 %LSU	3.43 %LSU	10
2010s	2.99 %LSU	2.62 %LSU	3.3 %LSU	10
2020s	3.24 %LSU	3.16 %LSU	3.31 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

101 Bhutan 3.37 %LSU compare
102 Iraq 3.34 %LSU compare
103 Martinique 3.27 %LSU compare
105 Kyrgyzstan 3.11 %LSU compare
106 Caribbean 2.99 %LSU compare
107 Kuwait 2.98 %LSU compare
107 Uzbekistan 2.98 %LSU compare

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More environment data for Melanesia

Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 51.89 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,148 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
Cropland — Share in Land area 2.99 % (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Arable land — Area 456.07 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.96 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 1,129 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 1,044 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia?: Goats — share in total livestock in Melanesia was 3.16 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?: The highest recorded value was 5.92 %LSU in 1961.
What is the lowest goats — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?: The lowest recorded value was 1.83 %LSU in 1978.
How does Melanesia rank for goats — share in total livestock?: Melanesia ranks 104th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
Is goats — share in total livestock rising or falling in Melanesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Goats — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Goats — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 13,227 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.