What is sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia?

Sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia was 0.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?

The highest recorded value was 0.54 %LSU in 2023.

What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.06 %LSU in 1983.

How does Melanesia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?

Melanesia ranks 13th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Melanesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Melanesia

Name: Sheep — Share in total livestock in Melanesia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Melanesia: Sheep — Share in total livestock was 0.54 %LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.54 %LSU

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

13th

of 16 countries

All-time high

0.54 %LSU

in 2023

All-time low

0.06 %LSU

in 1983

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Melanesia, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %LSU.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia stood at 0.54 %LSU. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia peaked at 0.54 %LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.06 %LSU, in 1983.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep — Share in total livestock in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Share in total livestock in Melanesia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	%LSU	Change
1961	0.13 %LSU	—
1962	0.13 %LSU	+0.0%
1963	0.11 %LSU	-15.4%
1964	0.09 %LSU	-18.2%
1965	0.09 %LSU	+0.0%
1966	0.1 %LSU	+11.1%
1967	0.1 %LSU	+0.0%
1968	0.1 %LSU	+0.0%
1969	0.09 %LSU	-10.0%
1970	0.09 %LSU	+0.0%
1971	0.11 %LSU	+22.2%
1972	0.08 %LSU	-27.3%
1973	0.1 %LSU	+25.0%
1974	0.1 %LSU	+0.0%
1975	0.09 %LSU	-10.0%
1976	0.09 %LSU	+0.0%
1977	0.1 %LSU	+11.1%
1978	0.11 %LSU	+10.0%
1979	0.11 %LSU	+0.0%
1980	0.08 %LSU	-27.3%
1981	0.08 %LSU	+0.0%
1982	0.07 %LSU	-12.5%
1983	0.06 %LSU	-14.3%
1984	0.07 %LSU	+16.7%
1985	0.09 %LSU	+28.6%
1986	0.08 %LSU	-11.1%
1987	0.07 %LSU	-12.5%
1988	0.08 %LSU	+14.3%
1989	0.08 %LSU	+0.0%
1990	0.1 %LSU	+25.0%
1991	0.1 %LSU	+0.0%
1992	0.09 %LSU	-10.0%
1993	0.15 %LSU	+66.7%
1994	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
1995	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
1996	0.16 %LSU	+6.7%
1997	0.17 %LSU	+6.3%
1998	0.17 %LSU	+0.0%
1999	0.17 %LSU	+0.0%
2000	0.17 %LSU	+0.0%
2001	0.17 %LSU	+0.0%
2002	0.16 %LSU	-5.9%
2003	0.16 %LSU	+0.0%
2004	0.15 %LSU	-6.3%
2005	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
2006	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
2007	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
2008	0.15 %LSU	+0.0%
2009	0.2 %LSU	+33.3%
2010	0.2 %LSU	+0.0%
2011	0.19 %LSU	-5.0%
2012	0.22 %LSU	+15.8%
2013	0.27 %LSU	+22.7%
2014	0.28 %LSU	+3.7%
2015	0.35 %LSU	+25.0%
2016	0.36 %LSU	+2.9%
2017	0.39 %LSU	+8.3%
2018	0.43 %LSU	+10.3%
2019	0.47 %LSU	+9.3%
2020	0.46 %LSU	-2.1%
2021	0.47 %LSU	+2.2%
2022	0.52 %LSU	+10.6%
2023	0.54 %LSU	+3.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep — Share in total livestock 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
1993	+66.7%	0.09 %LSU	0.15 %LSU

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1044 %LSU	0.09 %LSU	0.13 %LSU	9
1970s	0.098 %LSU	0.08 %LSU	0.11 %LSU	10
1980s	0.076 %LSU	0.06 %LSU	0.09 %LSU	10
1990s	0.141 %LSU	0.09 %LSU	0.17 %LSU	10
2000s	0.161 %LSU	0.15 %LSU	0.2 %LSU	10
2010s	0.316 %LSU	0.19 %LSU	0.47 %LSU	10
2020s	0.4975 %LSU	0.46 %LSU	0.54 %LSU	4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

10 Saudi Arabia 28.45 %LSU compare
10 United Republic of Tanzania 4.04 %LSU compare
11 Mauritania 27.69 %LSU compare
12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.13 %LSU compare
12 Saint Kitts and Nevis 27.65 %LSU compare
13 Morocco 26.88 %LSU compare
14 Côte d'Ivoire 8.24 %LSU compare
14 Romania 26.83 %LSU compare
14 Timor-Leste 0.51 %LSU compare
15 Albania 26.44 %LSU compare
15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.43 %LSU compare
16 Kyrgyzstan 26.04 %LSU compare
16 Polynesia 0.04 %LSU compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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)

All data for Melanesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia?: Sheep — share in total livestock in Melanesia was 0.54 %LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?: The highest recorded value was 0.54 %LSU in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — share in total livestock recorded in Melanesia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.06 %LSU in 1983.
How does Melanesia rank for sheep — share in total livestock?: Melanesia ranks 13th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — share in total livestock rising or falling in Melanesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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 Sheep — Share in total livestock. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Sheep — Share in total livestock
Unit: %LSU
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 227 places, 12,936 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.