Melanesia vs Oceania: Forest area
Melanesia
39,480 ha th
in 2025
Oceania
183,898 ha th
in 2025
Melanesia rank
22nd
Oceania rank
20th
Forest area over time
- Melanesia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 183,898 ha th against 39,480 ha th in Melanesia, a difference of 144,418 ha th.
That makes Oceania's figure about 4.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 22nd and Oceania ranks 20th of 255 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,916 ha th | 184,416 ha th | 144,500 ha th | Oceania |
| 2000s | 39,739 ha th | 183,050 ha th | 143,311 ha th | Oceania |
| 2010s | 39,569 ha th | 181,809 ha th | 142,240 ha th | Oceania |
| 2020s | 39,485 ha th | 183,600 ha th | 144,115 ha th | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Melanesia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 183,898 ha th against 39,480 ha th in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Melanesia and Oceania?
- 144,418 ha th, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Oceania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Oceania rank globally for forest area?
- Melanesia ranks 22nd and Oceania ranks 20th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.