Melanesia vs Southern Asia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 61,351 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.6 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 231 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 93,581 1000 ha | 53,744 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 96,406 1000 ha | 56,752 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 98,607 1000 ha | 59,050 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 100,558 1000 ha | 61,073 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 100,831 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 61,351 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Southern Asia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Southern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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.