Melanesia vs Vanuatu: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Melanesia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 74.64 % against 74.5 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.14 %.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 249 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.22 % | 80.41 % | 5.19 % | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 74.88 % | 78.45 % | 3.57 % | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 74.7 % | 76.49 % | 1.8 % | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 74.52 % | 75.03 % | 0.506 % | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Melanesia or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 74.64 % against 74.5 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Melanesia and Vanuatu?
- 0.14 %, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Vanuatu?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Vanuatu rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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.