Melanesia vs Zambia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 44,874 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 5,394 1000 ha.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 19th of 231 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 47,251 1000 ha | 7,415 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 46,893 1000 ha | 7,239 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 45,958 1000 ha | 6,401 1000 ha | Zambia |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 45,117 1000 ha | 5,632 1000 ha | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Melanesia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 44,874 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Melanesia and Zambia?
- 5,394 1000 ha, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Zambia rank globally for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 19th 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.