Argentina vs Melanesia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Argentina
- Melanesia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 46,598 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 7,118 1000 ha.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 21st of 231 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,843 1000 ha | 39,836 1000 ha | 15,007 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2000s | 51,771 1000 ha | 39,654 1000 ha | 12,116 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2010s | 48,639 1000 ha | 39,557 1000 ha | 9,082 1000 ha | Argentina |
| 2020s | 47,047 1000 ha | 39,485 1000 ha | 7,562 1000 ha | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Argentina or Melanesia?
- Argentina, at 46,598 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Argentina and Melanesia?
- 7,118 1000 ha, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Melanesia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Argentina ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 21st of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest 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.