Melanesia vs Rwanda: Planted Forest — Area

Melanesia
335.24 1000 ha
in 2025
Rwanda
397.35 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia rank
69th
Rwanda rank
66th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Rwanda
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 397.35 1000 ha against 335.24 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 62.11 1000 ha.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Melanesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 191 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 206.1 1000 ha 239.59 1000 ha 33.5 1000 ha Rwanda
2000s 247.39 1000 ha 261.24 1000 ha 13.85 1000 ha Rwanda
2010s 285.35 1000 ha 313.14 1000 ha 27.79 1000 ha Rwanda
2020s 322.52 1000 ha 377.3 1000 ha 54.78 1000 ha Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Melanesia or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 397.35 1000 ha against 335.24 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Melanesia and Rwanda?
62.11 1000 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Rwanda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and Rwanda rank globally for planted forest — area?
Melanesia ranks 69th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.