Major livestock types — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Major livestock types — Stocks was 906,424 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Major livestock types — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 906,424 LSU for major livestock types — stocks in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 1.05 million LSU in 2013 and was at its lowest, 355,886 LSU, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 15th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 355,886 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 365,116 LSU | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 381,522 LSU | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 381,429 LSU | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 399,350 LSU | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 414,146 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 436,242 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 459,563 LSU | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 478,608 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 490,117 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 510,559 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 522,751 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 551,044 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 568,957 LSU | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 586,894 LSU | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 603,162 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 608,332 LSU | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 613,061 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 626,630 LSU | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 634,926 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 656,853 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 657,938 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 686,710 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 697,341 LSU | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 711,304 LSU | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 723,375 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 729,421 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 734,910 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 733,944 LSU | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 746,758 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 759,218 LSU | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 792,424 LSU | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 835,265 LSU | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 867,710 LSU | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 902,432 LSU | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 909,523 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 925,749 LSU | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 924,086 LSU | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 933,970 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 931,128 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 956,936 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 968,266 LSU | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 966,810 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 982,628 LSU | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 970,806 LSU | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 969,714 LSU | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million LSU | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 million LSU | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.04 million LSU | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 905,069 LSU | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 892,301 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 866,777 LSU | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 869,079 LSU | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 867,576 LSU | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 885,383 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 873,080 LSU | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 877,689 LSU | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 889,093 LSU | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 906,424 LSU | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407,985 LSU | 355,886 LSU | 478,608 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 568,151 LSU | 490,117 LSU | 626,630 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 696,672 LSU | 634,926 LSU | 734,910 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 859,714 LSU | 746,758 LSU | 933,970 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 978,482 LSU | 931,128 LSU | 1.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 944,814 LSU | 866,777 LSU | 1.05 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 886,572 LSU | 873,080 LSU | 906,424 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 12 Argentina 43.94 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 2.88 million LSU compare
- 13 Chad 38.33 million LSU compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million LSU compare
- 14 Australia 36.40 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.48 million LSU compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 33.38 million LSU compare
- 16 Nigeria 29.35 million LSU compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 721,623 LSU compare
- 17 Sudan 29.03 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 398,976 LSU compare
- 18 Ethiopia PDR 28.08 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 116,647 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 major livestock types — stocks in Melanesia?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Melanesia was 906,424 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 million LSU in 2013.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 355,886 LSU in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Major livestock types — 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.