Melanesia vs Southern Asia: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area

Melanesia
2,148 USD_PPP/ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
2,332 USD_PPP/ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
5th
Southern Asia rank
2nd

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Southern Asia
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How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 2,332 USD_PPP/ha against 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in Melanesia, a difference of 184 USD_PPP/ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Melanesia ahead.

Melanesia ranks 5th and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 19 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 6 and Southern Asia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,288 USD_PPP/ha 383.1 USD_PPP/ha 905.19 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
1970s 1,404 USD_PPP/ha 481.29 USD_PPP/ha 922.43 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
1980s 1,509 USD_PPP/ha 646.5 USD_PPP/ha 862.93 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
1990s 1,586 USD_PPP/ha 902.05 USD_PPP/ha 683.9 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
2000s 1,791 USD_PPP/ha 1,205 USD_PPP/ha 585.8 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
2010s 1,995 USD_PPP/ha 1,756 USD_PPP/ha 239.1 USD_PPP/ha Melanesia
2020s 2,090 USD_PPP/ha 2,203 USD_PPP/ha 112.22 USD_PPP/ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area, Melanesia or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 2,332 USD_PPP/ha against 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area between Melanesia and Southern Asia?
184 USD_PPP/ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Melanesia and Southern Asia rank globally for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
Melanesia ranks 5th and Southern Asia ranks 2nd of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area
Unit
USD_PPP/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
244 places, 14,115 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.