Melanesia vs Polynesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area over time
- Melanesia
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 1.69 % against 1.11 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.58 %.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Polynesia has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 197th and Polynesia ranks 194th of 220 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 | 0.8056 % | 2.76 % | 1.96 % | Polynesia |
| 1970s | 0.898 % | 2.78 % | 1.88 % | Polynesia |
| 1980s | 1.02 % | 2.53 % | 1.52 % | Polynesia |
| 1990s | 1.13 % | 2.31 % | 1.19 % | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 1.19 % | 2.24 % | 1.05 % | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 1.11 % | 2.47 % | 1.36 % | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 1.12 % | 1.76 % | 0.646 % | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area, Melanesia or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 1.69 % against 1.11 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area between Melanesia and Polynesia?
- 0.58 %, 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 meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Melanesia ranks 197th and Polynesia ranks 194th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.