Melanesia vs New Zealand: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 522 1000 ha against 456.07 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 65.93 1000 ha.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Melanesia ranks 136th and New Zealand ranks 133rd of 231 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.28 1000 ha | 379.56 1000 ha | 184.28 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 240.7 1000 ha | 387.41 1000 ha | 146.71 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 336.5 1000 ha | 426.25 1000 ha | 89.75 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 388.15 1000 ha | 392.43 1000 ha | 4.28 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 403.37 1000 ha | 422.2 1000 ha | 18.83 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 449.46 1000 ha | 519.05 1000 ha | 69.59 1000 ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 456.09 1000 ha | 543.6 1000 ha | 87.51 1000 ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Melanesia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 522 1000 ha against 456.07 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Melanesia and New Zealand?
- 65.93 1000 ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and New Zealand rank globally for arable land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 136th and New Zealand ranks 133rd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.