Central America vs Melanesia: Brans — Stock Variation
Brans — Stock Variation over time
- Central America
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 15 t against 12 t in Central America, a difference of 3 t.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.
Central America ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 28 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | — |
| 1970s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | — |
| 1980s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | — |
| 1990s | -124.5 t | 0 t | 124.5 t | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 120 t | 0 t | 120 t | Central America |
| 2010s | 10.25 t | 0 t | 10.25 t | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher brans — stock variation, Central America or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 15 t against 12 t in Central America as of 2013.
- What is the difference in brans — stock variation between Central America and Melanesia?
- 3 t, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Melanesia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
- How do Central America and Melanesia rank globally for brans — stock variation?
- Central America ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Brans — Stock Variation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.