Bhutan vs Melanesia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Bhutan
- Melanesia
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 179th and Melanesia ranks 177th of 207 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 179th and Melanesia ranks 177th of 207 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
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.