Melanesia vs Mozambique: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Mozambique
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 39,480 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique, a difference of 7,237 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Melanesia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 40,387 1000 ha | 551.08 1000 ha | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 37,717 1000 ha | 1,937 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 35,047 1000 ha | 4,511 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 32,910 1000 ha | 6,575 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Mozambique?
- Melanesia, at 39,480 1000 ha against 32,243 1000 ha in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Mozambique?
- 7,237 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Mozambique?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Mozambique rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 23rd 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.