Melanesia vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Primary Forest — Area

Melanesia
21,424 1000 ha
in 2025
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
189,843 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia rank
10th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
8th

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Melanesia
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020072025

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 189,843 1000 ha against 21,424 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 168,419 1000 ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 8.9 times Melanesia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Melanesia ranks 10th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 169 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 21,992 1000 ha 219,029 1000 ha 197,037 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 21,825 1000 ha 209,108 1000 ha 187,282 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 21,653 1000 ha 197,891 1000 ha 176,238 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 21,481 1000 ha 191,587 1000 ha 170,107 1000 ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Melanesia or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 189,843 1000 ha against 21,424 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Melanesia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
168,419 1000 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Melanesia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for primary forest — area?
Melanesia ranks 10th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.