India vs Melanesia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- India
- Melanesia
How they compare
India currently reports 0.12 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Melanesia, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.
India ranks 136th and Melanesia ranks 136th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3333 ha/cap | 0.2589 ha/cap | 0.0744 ha/cap | India |
| 1970s | 0.275 ha/cap | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.029 ha/cap | India |
| 1980s | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.013 ha/cap | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.029 ha/cap | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.148 ha/cap | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.018 ha/cap | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.142 ha/cap | 0.014 ha/cap | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.126 ha/cap | 0.006 ha/cap | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, India or Melanesia?
- India, at 0.12 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between India and Melanesia?
- 0 ha/cap, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Melanesia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- India ranks 136th and Melanesia ranks 136th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.