Melanesia vs Spain: Land area — Area
Land area — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Spain
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 52,995 1000 ha against 49,969 1000 ha in Spain, a difference of 3,026 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 55th of 248 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,978 1000 ha | 2,981 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,967 1000 ha | 2,992 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,945 1000 ha | 3,014 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,944 1000 ha | 3,015 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,896 1000 ha | 3,063 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 52,959 1000 ha | 49,985 1000 ha | 2,974 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 52,984 1000 ha | 49,968 1000 ha | 3,016 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area — area, Melanesia or Spain?
- Melanesia, at 52,995 1000 ha against 49,969 1000 ha in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area — area between Melanesia and Spain?
- 3,026 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Spain rank globally for land area — area?
- Melanesia ranks 52nd and Spain ranks 55th of 248 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.