Argentina vs Melanesia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Argentina
45,218 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia
39,145 1000 ha
in 2025
Argentina rank
18th
Melanesia rank
21st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Argentina
  • Melanesia
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 45,218 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 6,073 1000 ha.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 21st of 222 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 53,934 1000 ha 39,630 1000 ha 14,304 1000 ha Argentina
2000s 50,640 1000 ha 39,407 1000 ha 11,233 1000 ha Argentina
2010s 47,376 1000 ha 39,272 1000 ha 8,104 1000 ha Argentina
2020s 45,706 1000 ha 39,163 1000 ha 6,543 1000 ha Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Argentina or Melanesia?
Argentina, at 45,218 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Argentina and Melanesia?
6,073 1000 ha, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Melanesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Melanesia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Argentina ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 21st of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.