American Samoa vs Melanesia: Permanent crops — Area
Permanent crops — Area over time
- American Samoa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 1,129 1000 ha against 0.99 1000 ha in American Samoa, a difference of 1,128 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1,140.6 times American Samoa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 36th and Melanesia ranks 37th of 36 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.76 1000 ha | 585.89 1000 ha | 585.13 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 0.76 1000 ha | 688 1000 ha | 687.24 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 0.76 1000 ha | 764.7 1000 ha | 763.94 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 0.76 1000 ha | 877 1000 ha | 876.24 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0.76 1000 ha | 971.38 1000 ha | 970.62 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0.764 1000 ha | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,073 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 0.934 1000 ha | 1,127 1000 ha | 1,126 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — area, American Samoa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 1,129 1000 ha against 0.99 1000 ha in American Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — area between American Samoa and Melanesia?
- 1,128 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do American Samoa and Melanesia rank globally for permanent crops — area?
- American Samoa ranks 36th and Melanesia ranks 37th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — 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.