Melanesia vs Sudan (former): Forest land — Area

Melanesia
39,480 1000 ha
in 2025
Sudan (former)
31,559 1000 ha
in 2011
Melanesia rank
21st
Sudan (former) rank
24th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Sudan (former)
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 39,480 1000 ha against 31,559 1000 ha in Sudan (former), a difference of 7,921 1000 ha.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.3 times Sudan (former)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 21st and Sudan (former) ranks 24th of 231 countries.

Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1990s 39,836 1000 ha 34,400 1000 ha 5,436 1000 ha Melanesia
2000s 39,654 1000 ha 32,674 1000 ha 6,980 1000 ha Melanesia
2010s 39,554 1000 ha 31,644 1000 ha 7,910 1000 ha Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Sudan (former)?
Melanesia, at 39,480 1000 ha against 31,559 1000 ha in Sudan (former) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Sudan (former)?
7,921 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Sudan (former)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Melanesia and Sudan (former) rank globally for forest land — area?
Melanesia ranks 21st and Sudan (former) ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.