Equatorial Guinea vs Melanesia: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Melanesia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.27 % against 2.99 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.28 %.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th and Melanesia ranks 197th of 234 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.91 % | 1.48 % | 3.44 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.4 % | 1.75 % | 2.65 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 3.85 % | 2.08 % | 1.78 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.59 % | 2.39 % | 1.2 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.55 % | 2.59 % | 0.952 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.42 % | 2.88 % | 0.548 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.33 % | 2.99 % | 0.338 % | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Equatorial Guinea or Melanesia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 3.27 % against 2.99 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Equatorial Guinea and Melanesia?
- 0.28 %, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Melanesia rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th and Melanesia ranks 197th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in 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.