Australia vs Melanesia: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Australia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 21,424 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 6,332 1000 ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 169 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,091 1000 ha | 21,992 1000 ha | 6,900 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 15,091 1000 ha | 21,825 1000 ha | 6,734 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 15,092 1000 ha | 21,653 1000 ha | 6,562 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 15,091 1000 ha | 21,481 1000 ha | 6,389 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Australia or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 21,424 1000 ha against 15,092 1000 ha in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Australia and Melanesia?
- 6,332 1000 ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Melanesia rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Melanesia ranks 10th of 169 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.