Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate was 0.1261 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia is 0.1261 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 3.55 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.9457 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Melanesia ranks 44th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.8584 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.4255 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1964 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +497.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4752 % change on previous year | -81.3% |
| 1966 | -0.8431 % change on previous year | -277.4% |
| 1967 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -235.3% |
| 1968 | 1.46 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 1.78 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.53 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1973 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 2.37 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 1975 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1978 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1979 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5882 % change on previous year | -50.6% |
| 1981 | 1.23 % change on previous year | +109.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8344 % change on previous year | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +37.3% |
| 1984 | 2.33 % change on previous year | +103.2% |
| 1985 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1986 | 1.69 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6548 % change on previous year | -61.4% |
| 1988 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +225.1% |
| 1989 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 1.94 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9508 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5607 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1993 | 1.38 % change on previous year | +146.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3108 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1995 | 1.01 % change on previous year | +226.4% |
| 1996 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2503 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1998 | 2.26 % change on previous year | +803.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9168 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2425 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2266 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5751 % change on previous year | +153.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1481 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2231 % change on previous year | -250.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9049 % change on previous year | +305.7% |
| 2006 | 0.409 % change on previous year | -54.8% |
| 2007 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +571.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7129 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 2010 | -0.9457 % change on previous year | -232.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6136 % change on previous year | -164.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5537 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1198 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8683 % change on previous year | -825.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8201 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1849 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2017 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +1822.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0765 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1435 % change on previous year | +87.6% |
| 2020 | -0.1258 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0768 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0704 % change on previous year | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0898 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1261 % change on previous year | +40.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1822.2% | 0.1849 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +825.1% | -0.1198 % change on previous year | 0.8683 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +803.0% | 0.2503 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +571.3% | 0.409 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9792 % change on previous year | -0.8431 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 % change on previous year | 0.5882 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0.2503 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6929 % change on previous year | -0.1481 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4202 % change on previous year | -0.9457 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.1258 % change on previous year | 0.1261 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 41 Guinea 0.1364 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Türkiye 0.1348 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Myanmar 0.1308 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Mauritius 0.1225 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Liberia 0.1107 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 0.1053 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 0.1261 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9457 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Melanesia rank for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 44th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.