15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Melanesia
Melanesia: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 74.55 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Melanesia stood at 74.55 %. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Melanesia peaked at 75.37 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.55 %, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.37 % | — |
| 2000 | 75.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.68 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.75 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.55 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.37 % | 75.37 % | 75.37 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.04 % | 75.04 % | 75.04 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.72 % | 74.68 % | 74.75 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.56 % | 74.55 % | 74.57 % | 2 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Melanesia?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Melanesia was 74.55 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.37 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.55 % in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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