Horses — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Horses — Stocks was 40,346 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Horses — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
In 2023, horses — stocks in Melanesia stood at 40,346 LSU.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 43,445 LSU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17,919 LSU, in 1964.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,371 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 18,879 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 18,505 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 17,919 LSU | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 19,707 LSU | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 21,022 LSU | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 21,598 LSU | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 22,481 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 24,502 LSU | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 24,554 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 25,631 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 25,200 LSU | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 26,562 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 27,347 LSU | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 28,635 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 29,297 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 30,310 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 31,203 LSU | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 32,066 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 33,353 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 34,085 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 34,068 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 33,117 LSU | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 33,218 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 34,503 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 35,251 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 35,682 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 36,335 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 37,018 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 37,732 LSU | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 38,236 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 38,415 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38,805 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 39,032 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 39,098 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 38,925 LSU | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 39,130 LSU | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 39,455 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 39,273 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 39,474 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 39,481 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,481 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,488 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,488 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37,538 LSU | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 40,138 LSU | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 41,698 LSU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 42,022 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42,868 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 42,998 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43,030 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43,322 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42,510 LSU | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 42,705 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 43,445 LSU | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 42,580 LSU | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 42,756 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 42,585 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 42,256 LSU | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 41,865 LSU | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 41,348 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 40,786 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 40,346 LSU | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,331 LSU | 17,919 LSU | 24,502 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,080 LSU | 24,554 LSU | 32,066 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,663 LSU | 33,117 LSU | 37,018 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,810 LSU | 37,732 LSU | 39,455 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,167 LSU | 37,538 LSU | 42,868 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,819 LSU | 42,256 LSU | 43,445 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,086 LSU | 40,346 LSU | 41,865 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 5 Mongolia 3.14 million LSU compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 341,573 LSU compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 330,110 LSU compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 2.50 million LSU compare
- 7 China 2.34 million LSU compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 51,210 LSU compare
- 8 China, mainland 2.33 million LSU compare
- 9 Ethiopia PDR 1.79 million LSU compare
- 9 Viet Nam 31,734 LSU compare
- 10 Argentina 1.63 million LSU compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 31,563 LSU compare
- 11 Ethiopia 1.14 million LSU compare
- 11 Türkiye 26,572 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 horses — stocks in Melanesia?
- Horses — stocks in Melanesia was 40,346 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest horses — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43,445 LSU in 2015.
- What is the lowest horses — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,919 LSU in 1964.
- How does Melanesia rank for horses — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 8th out of 17 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Horses — 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.