Melanesia vs Somalia: Other land — Area
Other land — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13,698 1000 ha against 11,360 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 2,338 1000 ha.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 49th of 240 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,308 1000 ha | 10,742 1000 ha | 565.99 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 11,349 1000 ha | 11,466 1000 ha | 116.49 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2010s | 11,332 1000 ha | 12,572 1000 ha | 1,240 1000 ha | Somalia |
| 2020s | 11,354 1000 ha | 13,547 1000 ha | 2,193 1000 ha | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other land — area, Melanesia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 13,698 1000 ha against 11,360 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other land — area between Melanesia and Somalia?
- 2,338 1000 ha, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Somalia rank globally for other land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 50th and Somalia ranks 49th of 240 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other 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.