Melanesia vs Oceania: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 183,898 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 144,418 1000 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 4.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 21st and Oceania ranks 20th of 231 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 | 39,836 1000 ha | 183,801 1000 ha | 143,965 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 182,182 1000 ha | 142,527 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 182,246 1000 ha | 142,688 1000 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 183,600 1000 ha | 144,115 1000 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 183,898 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Oceania?
- 144,418 1000 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Oceania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Oceania rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and Oceania ranks 20th 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.