Australia and New Zealand vs Melanesia: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 21,424 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4,332 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 160 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,200 1000 ha | 21,992 1000 ha | 4,791 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 17,228 1000 ha | 21,825 1000 ha | 4,598 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 17,130 1000 ha | 21,653 1000 ha | 4,524 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 17,091 1000 ha | 21,481 1000 ha | 4,389 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia and New Zealand or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 21,424 1000 ha against 17,092 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 4,332 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Melanesia rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest — Area. 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.