Melanesia vs New Caledonia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Melanesia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 95.74 % against 27.15 % in Melanesia, a difference of 68.59 %.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 3.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 16th and New Caledonia ranks 15th of 21 groups.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.31 % | 95.46 % | 60.15 % | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 33.88 % | 94.63 % | 60.75 % | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 32.82 % | 93.92 % | 61.1 % | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 32.04 % | 94.28 % | 62.24 % | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 31.41 % | 95.3 % | 63.89 % | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 27.94 % | 93.56 % | 65.62 % | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 27.18 % | 95.13 % | 67.95 % | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land, Melanesia or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 95.74 % against 27.15 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land between Melanesia and New Caledonia?
- 68.59 %, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and New Caledonia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and New Caledonia rank globally for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 16th and New Caledonia ranks 15th of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.