Melanesia vs Western Africa: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 72,740 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 33,260 1000 ha.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 1.8 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 249 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 95,300 1000 ha | 55,464 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 86,974 1000 ha | 47,320 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 79,387 1000 ha | 39,829 1000 ha | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 74,195 1000 ha | 34,710 1000 ha | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 72,740 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 33,260 1000 ha, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Western Africa rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 24th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 249 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.