Sheep — Stocks in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sheep — Stocks was 4,888 LSU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 4,888 LSU for sheep — stocks in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 4,888 LSU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 356.4 LSU, in 1964.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 475.4 LSU | — |
| 1962 | 466.1 LSU | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 423.4 LSU | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 356.4 LSU | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 369 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 398.2 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 438.8 LSU | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 449 LSU | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 418.1 LSU | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 457.2 LSU | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 538.2 LSU | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 410.1 LSU | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 544.9 LSU | +32.9% |
| 1974 | 550.4 LSU | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 538.5 LSU | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 557.6 LSU | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 601.8 LSU | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 671.7 LSU | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 679.8 LSU | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 496.1 LSU | -27.0% |
| 1981 | 497.8 LSU | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 442.6 LSU | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 390.7 LSU | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 460 LSU | +17.7% |
| 1985 | 622.9 LSU | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 561.6 LSU | -9.8% |
| 1987 | 546.5 LSU | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 580 LSU | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 620 LSU | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 710 LSU | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 725.1 LSU | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 730 LSU | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,280 LSU | +75.3% |
| 1994 | 1,290 LSU | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,380 LSU | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 1,470 LSU | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 1,562 LSU | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 1,600 LSU | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,590 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1,590 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,580 LSU | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,530 LSU | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1,530 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,430 LSU | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 1,445 LSU | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,480 LSU | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,530 LSU | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1,530 LSU | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,014 LSU | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 2,057 LSU | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,960 LSU | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 2,314 LSU | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 2,825 LSU | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 2,498 LSU | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 3,085 LSU | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 3,105 LSU | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,353 LSU | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 3,721 LSU | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 4,134 LSU | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 4,047 LSU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,160 LSU | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4,612 LSU | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 4,888 LSU | +6.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +75.3% | 730 LSU | 1,280 LSU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421.6 LSU | 356.4 LSU | 475.4 LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 555.02 LSU | 410.1 LSU | 679.8 LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 521.82 LSU | 390.7 LSU | 622.9 LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,234 LSU | 710 LSU | 1,600 LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,566 LSU | 1,430 LSU | 2,014 LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,905 LSU | 1,960 LSU | 4,134 LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,427 LSU | 4,047 LSU | 4,888 LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 11 Sudan 4.00 million LSU compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62,011 LSU compare
- 12 Ethiopia 3.99 million LSU compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 41,690 LSU compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 16,668 LSU compare
- 13 Pakistan 3.23 million LSU compare
- 14 Algeria 3.18 million LSU compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 2,030 LSU compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.18 million LSU compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.94 million LSU compare
- 16 Polynesia 44.4 LSU compare
- 17 New Zealand 2.44 million 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 — stocks in Melanesia?
- Sheep — stocks in Melanesia was 4,888 LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,888 LSU in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 356.4 LSU in 1964.
- How does Melanesia rank for sheep — stocks?
- Melanesia ranks 14th out of 16 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. 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 — 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.