Poultry Birds — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Poultry Birds — Stocks was 11.95 million An in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 11.95 million An for poultry birds — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 11.95 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.26 million An, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poultry Birds — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.26 million An | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 million An | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 1.35 million An | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.40 million An | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1.46 million An | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 1.50 million An | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 1.59 million An | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1.68 million An | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1.76 million An | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 1.80 million An | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.94 million An | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 2.03 million An | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 2.17 million An | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 2.26 million An | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 2.30 million An | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.35 million An | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.42 million An | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.56 million An | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 2.85 million An | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 3.52 million An | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 4.51 million An | +28.3% |
| 1982 | 4.20 million An | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 4.75 million An | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 5.07 million An | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 5.18 million An | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.53 million An | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 5.95 million An | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 6.09 million An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.13 million An | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 6.41 million An | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 6.63 million An | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 6.75 million An | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.77 million An | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 7.44 million An | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 7.62 million An | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 7.77 million An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 8.31 million An | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 8.45 million An | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 8.68 million An | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.85 million An | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 8.52 million An | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.87 million An | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 9.32 million An | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 9.48 million An | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.65 million An | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.66 million An | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.92 million An | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.43 million An | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 10.37 million An | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 10.33 million An | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 10.64 million An | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 10.64 million An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.00 million An | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 11.04 million An | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.14 million An | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.15 million An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.31 million An | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.50 million An | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.65 million An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.77 million An | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 11.83 million An | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11.82 million An | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.95 million An | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +28.3% | 3.52 million An | 4.51 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 million An | 1.26 million An | 1.76 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.27 million An | 1.80 million An | 2.85 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.09 million An | 3.52 million An | 6.13 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.48 million An | 6.41 million An | 8.68 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.51 million An | 8.52 million An | 10.43 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 million An | 10.33 million An | 11.65 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.84 million An | 11.77 million An | 11.95 million An | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.00 million An compare
- 13 Japan 313.73 million An compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 15.68 million An compare
- 14 Thailand 304.26 million An compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.84 million An compare
- 15 Egypt 280.21 million An compare
- 16 France 253.56 million An compare
- 17 Dominican Republic 239.64 million An compare
- 17 Polynesia 1.24 million An compare
- 18 Morocco 238.62 million An compare
- 18 Micronesia 856,000 An compare
- 19 Nigeria 227.84 million An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 800,000 An 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 poultry birds — stocks in Melanesia?
- Poultry birds — stocks in Melanesia was 11.95 million An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.95 million An in 2023.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 million An in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for poultry birds — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).