Agricultural land — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Agricultural land — Area was 2,176 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Melanesia stood at 2,176 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Melanesia peaked at 2,182 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,165 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 134th out of 255 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,165 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,175 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,210 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 1,216 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1,206 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1,219 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1,237 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1,259 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 1,283 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1,307 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1,327 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,351 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1,383 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1,416 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,451 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1,476 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1,512 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1,530 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,539 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,558 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1,571 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1,589 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1,626 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 1,652 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1,680 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1,691 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,727 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1,754 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,788 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1,805 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,815 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,840 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1,846 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,865 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,885 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1,890 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,933 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1,951 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,955 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,960 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,971 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,968 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,972 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,990 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,998 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,053 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2,075 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2,089 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,070 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,082 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,071 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,068 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,086 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2,103 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,107 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,182 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2,181 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,177 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,175 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,173 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,172 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,173 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,176 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,207 1000 ha | 1,165 1000 ha | 1,259 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,404 1000 ha | 1,283 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,639 1000 ha | 1,539 1000 ha | 1,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,862 1000 ha | 1,788 1000 ha | 1,951 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,003 1000 ha | 1,955 1000 ha | 2,089 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,113 1000 ha | 2,068 1000 ha | 2,182 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,174 1000 ha | 2,172 1000 ha | 2,176 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 54,038 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Melanesia?
- Agricultural land — area in Melanesia was 2,176 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,182 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,165 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for agricultural land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 134th out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.