Melanesia vs United Republic of Tanzania: Forest land — Area

Melanesia
39,480 1000 ha
in 2025
United Republic of Tanzania
43,400 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia rank
9th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
8th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • United Republic of Tanzania
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Republic of Tanzania currently reports 43,400 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 3,920 1000 ha.

That makes United Republic of Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Republic of Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 9th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 21 countries.

United Republic of Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 39,836 1000 ha 56,352 1000 ha 16,515 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2000s 39,654 1000 ha 52,322 1000 ha 12,667 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2010s 39,557 1000 ha 48,226 1000 ha 8,668 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania
2020s 39,485 1000 ha 44,572 1000 ha 5,087 1000 ha United Republic of Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or United Republic of Tanzania?
United Republic of Tanzania, at 43,400 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and United Republic of Tanzania?
3,920 1000 ha, with United Republic of Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and United Republic of Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for forest land — area?
Melanesia ranks 9th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 21 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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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
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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.