Melanesia vs Somalia: Other land — Area

Melanesia
11,360 1000 ha
in 2024
Somalia
13,698 1000 ha
in 2024
Melanesia rank
50th
Somalia rank
49th

Other land — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Somalia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072024

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

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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.