Melanesia vs South-eastern Asia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- South-eastern Asia
How they compare
South-eastern Asia currently reports 204,645 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 165,165 1000 ha.
That makes South-eastern Asia's figure about 5.2 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 21st and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th of 231 countries.
South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 227,720 1000 ha | 187,884 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 212,391 1000 ha | 172,737 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 210,086 1000 ha | 170,528 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 206,360 1000 ha | 166,875 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or South-eastern Asia?
- South-eastern Asia, at 204,645 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and South-eastern Asia?
- 165,165 1000 ha, with South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South-eastern Asia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and South-eastern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th 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.