Melanesia vs Middle Africa: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 148,972 1000 ha against 21,424 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 127,548 1000 ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 7.0 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 11th of 169 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,992 1000 ha | 168,507 1000 ha | 146,515 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 21,825 1000 ha | 162,058 1000 ha | 140,233 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 21,653 1000 ha | 154,325 1000 ha | 132,672 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 21,481 1000 ha | 150,047 1000 ha | 128,566 1000 ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Melanesia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 148,972 1000 ha against 21,424 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 127,548 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Middle Africa rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Middle Africa ranks 11th 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.
Individual pages
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.