Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia

Melanesia: Cattle — Stocks was 353,270 An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
353,270 An
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
718,000 An
in 1995
All-time low
269,150 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 353,270 An for cattle — stocks in 2024.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Melanesia peaked at 718,000 An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 269,150 An, in 1961.

That places Melanesia 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Cattle — Stocks in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 269,150 An —
1962 278,569 An +3.5%
1963 298,065 An +7.0%
1964 297,539 An -0.2%
1965 317,849 An +6.8%
1966 336,642 An +5.9%
1967 372,316 An +10.6%
1968 396,630 An +6.5%
1969 417,218 An +5.2%
1970 432,493 An +3.7%
1971 454,589 An +5.1%
1972 467,249 An +2.8%
1973 501,137 An +7.3%
1974 521,195 An +4.0%
1975 544,668 An +4.5%
1976 564,706 An +3.7%
1977 567,275 An +0.5%
1978 569,661 An +0.4%
1979 576,083 An +1.1%
1980 567,995 An -1.4%
1981 573,600 An +1.0%
1982 568,671 An -0.9%
1983 598,124 An +5.2%
1984 603,546 An +0.9%
1985 613,522 An +1.7%
1986 621,830 An +1.4%
1987 619,927 An -0.3%
1988 627,600 An +1.2%
1989 618,035 An -1.5%
1990 630,000 An +1.9%
1991 646,618 An +2.6%
1992 662,000 An +2.4%
1993 692,000 An +4.5%
1994 699,088 An +1.0%
1995 718,000 An +2.7%
1996 712,000 An -0.8%
1997 711,000 An -0.1%
1998 689,023 An -3.1%
1999 691,000 An +0.3%
2000 685,000 An -0.9%
2001 681,000 An -0.6%
2002 663,308 An -2.6%
2003 659,000 An -0.6%
2004 663,500 An +0.7%
2005 655,500 An -1.2%
2006 646,915 An -1.3%
2007 687,637 An +6.3%
2008 685,500 An -0.3%
2009 668,500 An -2.5%
2010 672,500 An +0.6%
2011 676,500 An +0.6%
2012 675,404 An -0.2%
2013 685,000 An +1.4%
2014 447,909 An -34.6%
2015 421,100 An -6.0%
2016 379,421 An -9.9%
2017 377,506 An -0.5%
2018 368,524 An -2.4%
2019 391,524 An +6.2%
2020 369,620 An -5.6%
2021 369,296 An -0.1%
2022 346,312 An -6.2%
2023 349,276 An +0.9%
2024 353,270 An +1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cattle — 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.

YearChange FromTo
2014 -34.6% 685,000 An 447,909 An

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 331,553 An 269,150 An 417,218 An 9
1970s 519,906 An 432,493 An 576,083 An 10
1980s 601,285 An 567,995 An 627,600 An 10
1990s 685,073 An 630,000 An 718,000 An 10
2000s 669,586 An 646,915 An 687,637 An 10
2010s 509,539 An 368,524 An 685,000 An 10
2020s 357,555 An 346,312 An 369,620 An 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.03 million An compare
  2. 12 Mexico 36.93 million An compare
  3. 13 Sudan 31.26 million An compare
  4. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 826,396 An compare
  5. 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 570,727 An compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia PDR 31.00 million An compare
  7. 15 Australia 30.37 million An compare
  8. 16 Colombia 30.34 million An compare
  9. 16 Timor-Leste 238,902 An compare
  10. 17 Bangladesh 25.01 million An compare
  11. 17 Republic of Moldova 98,817 An compare
  12. 18 Kenya 22.44 million An compare
  13. 18 Polynesia 58,989 An compare

See the full ranking of 238 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cattle — stocks in Melanesia?
Cattle — stocks in Melanesia was 353,270 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 718,000 An in 1995.
What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 269,150 An in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for cattle — stocks?
Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cattle — Stocks
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
238 places, 13,828 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.