Madagascar vs Melanesia: Country area — Area

Madagascar
59,190 1000 ha
in 2024
Melanesia
54,038 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
51st
Melanesia rank
53rd

Country area — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Melanesia
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 59,190 1000 ha against 54,038 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 5,152 1000 ha.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 51st and Melanesia ranks 53rd of 248 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Melanesia Difference Ahead
1960s 58,704 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,626 1000 ha Madagascar
1970s 58,704 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,626 1000 ha Madagascar
1980s 58,704 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,626 1000 ha Madagascar
1990s 58,704 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,626 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 58,704 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,626 1000 ha Madagascar
2010s 58,727 1000 ha 54,078 1000 ha 4,649 1000 ha Madagascar
2020s 58,822 1000 ha 54,070 1000 ha 4,752 1000 ha Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Madagascar or Melanesia?
Madagascar, at 59,190 1000 ha against 54,038 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Madagascar and Melanesia?
5,152 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Melanesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Melanesia rank globally for country area — area?
Madagascar ranks 51st and Melanesia ranks 53rd of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.