Melanesia vs Panama: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 498.05 1000 ha against 456.07 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 41.98 1000 ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Panama has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 136th and Panama ranks 135th of 231 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.28 1000 ha | 436.44 1000 ha | 241.17 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1970s | 240.7 1000 ha | 432.9 1000 ha | 192.2 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1980s | 336.5 1000 ha | 462 1000 ha | 125.5 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1990s | 388.15 1000 ha | 507 1000 ha | 118.85 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 403.37 1000 ha | 557.4 1000 ha | 154.03 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 449.46 1000 ha | 563.11 1000 ha | 113.65 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 456.09 1000 ha | 516.51 1000 ha | 60.42 1000 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Melanesia or Panama?
- Panama, at 498.05 1000 ha against 456.07 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Melanesia and Panama?
- 41.98 1000 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Panama rank globally for arable land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 136th and Panama ranks 135th 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.