Europe vs Melanesia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Europe
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 51.89 % against 3.46 % in Europe, a difference of 48.43 %.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 15.0 times Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 31 regions.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 % | 48.5 % | 46.1 % | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 2.53 % | 49.04 % | 46.51 % | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 2.44 % | 46.68 % | 44.23 % | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 3.21 % | 47.09 % | 43.88 % | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 3.37 % | 48.47 % | 45.1 % | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 3.34 % | 50.78 % | 47.44 % | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 3.41 % | 51.84 % | 48.43 % | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — share in agricultural land, Europe or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 51.89 % against 3.46 % in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — share in agricultural land between Europe and Melanesia?
- 48.43 %, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Melanesia rank globally for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Europe ranks 16th and Melanesia ranks 4th of 31 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.