Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sheep and Goats — Stocks was 33,494 LSU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 33,494 LSU for sheep and goats — stocks in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 35,140 LSU in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11,892 LSU, in 1978.
Melanesia ranks 16th of 20 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21,555 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 21,496 LSU | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 22,708 LSU | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 22,136 LSU | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 22,484 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 21,308 LSU | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 17,634 LSU | -17.2% |
| 1968 | 19,814 LSU | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 20,025 LSU | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 17,367 LSU | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 18,073 LSU | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 17,102 LSU | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 16,750 LSU | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 16,975 LSU | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 15,578 LSU | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 14,151 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 13,807 LSU | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 11,892 LSU | -13.9% |
| 1979 | 12,615 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 13,546 LSU | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 18,178 LSU | +34.2% |
| 1982 | 18,938 LSU | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 20,657 LSU | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 22,028 LSU | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 22,848 LSU | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 22,987 LSU | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 22,730 LSU | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 21,535 LSU | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 21,585 LSU | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 20,675 LSU | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 21,200 LSU | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 22,528 LSU | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 24,060 LSU | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 24,605 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 25,295 LSU | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 24,788 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 27,089 LSU | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 27,520 LSU | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 27,727 LSU | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 28,113 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 28,495 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 28,883 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 25,090 LSU | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 35,140 LSU | +40.1% |
| 2005 | 28,141 LSU | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 28,969 LSU | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 29,013 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 29,142 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29,569 LSU | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 29,586 LSU | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 29,453 LSU | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 29,726 LSU | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 30,258 LSU | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 29,938 LSU | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 31,142 LSU | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 31,278 LSU | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31,916 LSU | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 32,358 LSU | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 33,086 LSU | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 32,987 LSU | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 32,827 LSU | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 33,175 LSU | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 33,494 LSU | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and 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 | +40.1% | 25,090 LSU | 35,140 LSU |
| 1981 | +34.2% | 13,546 LSU | 18,178 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,018 LSU | 17,634 LSU | 22,708 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,431 LSU | 11,892 LSU | 18,073 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 20,503 LSU | 13,546 LSU | 22,987 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,549 LSU | 20,675 LSU | 27,727 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,055 LSU | 25,090 LSU | 35,140 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,874 LSU | 29,453 LSU | 33,086 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,121 LSU | 32,827 LSU | 33,494 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 13 Sudan 7.14 million LSU compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 181,628 LSU compare
- 14 Kenya 5.82 million LSU compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 78,696 LSU compare
- 15 Mali 5.55 million LSU compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 54,993 LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 5.40 million LSU compare
- 17 Ethiopia PDR 4.13 million LSU compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 19,070 LSU compare
- 18 Algeria 3.69 million LSU compare
- 18 Polynesia 3,402 LSU compare
- 19 Indonesia 3.52 million LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 489.3 LSU compare
- 19 Micronesia 489.3 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 sheep and goats — stocks in Melanesia?
- Sheep and goats — stocks in Melanesia was 33,494 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,140 LSU in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,892 LSU in 1978.
- How does Melanesia rank for sheep and goats — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Sheep and 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.