Melanesia vs Northern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Northern Europe currently reports 53,346 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 14,201 1000 ha.
That makes Northern Europe's figure about 1.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 24th and Northern Europe ranks 26th of 240 countries.
Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,630 1000 ha | 56,216 1000 ha | 16,586 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2000s | 39,407 1000 ha | 56,112 1000 ha | 16,705 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2010s | 39,272 1000 ha | 54,328 1000 ha | 15,056 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
| 2020s | 39,163 1000 ha | 53,481 1000 ha | 14,318 1000 ha | Northern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Melanesia or Northern Europe?
- Northern Europe, at 53,346 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Melanesia and Northern Europe?
- 14,201 1000 ha, with Northern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Northern Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Northern Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Melanesia ranks 24th and Northern Europe ranks 26th of 240 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
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.