Goats — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Goats — Stocks was 28,607 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goats — stocks in Melanesia is 28,607 LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 33,710 LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11,220 LSU, in 1978.
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.
Goats — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,080 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 21,030 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 22,285 LSU | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 21,780 LSU | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 22,115 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 20,910 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 17,195 LSU | -17.8% |
| 1968 | 19,365 LSU | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 19,607 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 16,910 LSU | -13.8% |
| 1971 | 17,535 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 16,692 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 16,205 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 16,425 LSU | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 15,040 LSU | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 13,593 LSU | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 13,205 LSU | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11,220 LSU | -15.0% |
| 1979 | 11,935 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 13,050 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 17,680 LSU | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 18,495 LSU | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 20,266 LSU | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 21,568 LSU | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 22,225 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 22,425 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 22,183 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 20,955 LSU | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 20,965 LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 19,965 LSU | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 20,475 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 21,798 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 22,780 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 23,315 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 23,915 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 23,318 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 25,528 LSU | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 25,920 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 26,137 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26,523 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 26,915 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27,353 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 23,560 LSU | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 33,710 LSU | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 26,696 LSU | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 27,489 LSU | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 27,483 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,612 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 27,555 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27,529 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27,493 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27,411 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 27,433 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,440 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28,058 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 28,173 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 28,562 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 28,637 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 28,953 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 28,940 LSU | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 28,668 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 28,563 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 28,607 LSU | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +43.1% | 23,560 LSU | 33,710 LSU |
| 1981 | +35.5% | 13,050 LSU | 17,680 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,596 LSU | 17,195 LSU | 22,285 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,876 LSU | 11,220 LSU | 17,535 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,981 LSU | 13,050 LSU | 22,425 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 23,315 LSU | 19,965 LSU | 26,137 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,490 LSU | 23,560 LSU | 33,710 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,969 LSU | 27,411 LSU | 28,953 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,694 LSU | 28,563 LSU | 28,940 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 12 Sudan (former) 3.06 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 219,238 LSU compare
- 13 Bangladesh 2.69 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 119,617 LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 14 Mongolia 2.46 million LSU compare
- 15 Indonesia 1.96 million LSU compare
- 16 Niger 1.96 million LSU compare
- 16 Timor-Leste 17,039 LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 1.81 million LSU compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 13,303 LSU compare
- 18 Uganda 1.75 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,357 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 goats — stocks in Melanesia?
- Goats — stocks in Melanesia was 28,607 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goats — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 33,710 LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest goats — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,220 LSU in 1978.
- How does Melanesia rank for goats — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Goats — 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.