Benin vs Melanesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Benin
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 590.89 1000 ha against 550 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 40.89 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 129th and Melanesia ranks 127th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 442 1000 ha | 426.22 1000 ha | 15.78 1000 ha | Benin |
| 1970s | 442 1000 ha | 474.9 1000 ha | 32.9 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 468.4 1000 ha | 537.5 1000 ha | 69.1 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 550 1000 ha | 596.66 1000 ha | 46.66 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 550 1000 ha | 628.55 1000 ha | 78.55 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 550 1000 ha | 590.08 1000 ha | 40.08 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 550 1000 ha | 590.84 1000 ha | 40.84 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Benin or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 590.89 1000 ha against 550 1000 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Benin and Melanesia?
- 40.89 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Melanesia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Benin ranks 129th and Melanesia ranks 127th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.