Bhutan vs Melanesia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Bhutan
0.76 %
in 2025
Melanesia
0.85 %
in 2025
Bhutan rank
164th
Melanesia rank
162nd

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Bhutan
  • Melanesia
00.20.40.60.8199020072025

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports 0.85 % against 0.76 % in Bhutan, a difference of 0.09 %.

That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 164th and Melanesia ranks 162nd of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Melanesia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.763 % 0.515 % 0.248 % Bhutan
2000s 0.741 % 0.625 % 0.116 % Bhutan
2010s 0.743 % 0.721 % 0.022 % Bhutan
2020s 0.755 % 0.8167 % 0.0617 % Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Bhutan or Melanesia?
Melanesia, at 0.85 % against 0.76 % in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Bhutan and Melanesia?
0.09 %, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Melanesia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Melanesia rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Bhutan ranks 164th and Melanesia ranks 162nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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 — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.