Melanesia vs Western Africa: Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate
Melanesia
2.45 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Africa
2.58 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
9th
Western Africa rank
6th
Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 2.58 % change on previous year against 2.45 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Africa ahead.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Western Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5786 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1970s | -4.29 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 8.09 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 1980s | 5.97 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 2.61 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 1.61 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sheep and goats — stocks, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 2.58 % change on previous year against 2.45 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sheep and goats — stocks, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for sheep and goats — stocks, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Western Africa ranks 6th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Sheep and Goats — Stocks, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep and Goats — Stocks. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.