Melanesia vs South-eastern Asia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Melanesia
- South-eastern Asia
How they compare
South-eastern Asia currently reports 186,399 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 147,254 1000 ha.
That makes South-eastern Asia's figure about 4.8 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 21st and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th of 222 countries.
South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | South-eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,630 1000 ha | 216,913 1000 ha | 177,283 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 39,407 1000 ha | 199,951 1000 ha | 160,544 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 39,272 1000 ha | 194,668 1000 ha | 155,396 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 39,163 1000 ha | 188,323 1000 ha | 149,160 1000 ha | South-eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Melanesia or South-eastern Asia?
- South-eastern Asia, at 186,399 1000 ha against 39,145 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Melanesia and South-eastern Asia?
- 147,254 1000 ha, with South-eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and South-eastern Asia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and South-eastern Asia rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Melanesia ranks 21st and South-eastern Asia ranks 18th 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
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.