Iraq vs Melanesia: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Iraq
- Melanesia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.12 ha/cap against 0.12 ha/cap in Melanesia, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 136th and Melanesia ranks 136th of 232 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5956 ha/cap | 0.2589 ha/cap | 0.3367 ha/cap | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.461 ha/cap | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.215 ha/cap | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.355 ha/cap | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.122 ha/cap | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.257 ha/cap | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.049 ha/cap | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.168 ha/cap | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.002 ha/cap | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.142 ha/cap | 0.005 ha/cap | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.124 ha/cap | 0.126 ha/cap | 0.002 ha/cap | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Iraq or Melanesia?
- Iraq, 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 Iraq and Melanesia?
- 0 ha/cap, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Melanesia rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Iraq 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.