Melanesia vs Polynesia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 58.48 % against 51.89 % in Melanesia, a difference of 6.59 %.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Polynesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 23rd and Polynesia ranks 20th of 238 countries.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.5 % | 63.13 % | 14.63 % | Polynesia |
| 1970s | 49.04 % | 62.31 % | 13.27 % | Polynesia |
| 1980s | 46.68 % | 62.72 % | 16.05 % | Polynesia |
| 1990s | 47.09 % | 56.21 % | 9.12 % | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 48.47 % | 56.32 % | 7.85 % | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 50.78 % | 51.34 % | 0.553 % | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 51.84 % | 57.92 % | 6.08 % | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — share in agricultural land, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 58.48 % against 51.89 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — share in agricultural land between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 6.59 %, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Polynesia rank globally for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 23rd and Polynesia ranks 20th of 238 countries.
- 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.