Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 2,148 USD_PPP/ha for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Melanesia peaked at 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,166 USD_PPP/ha, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,166 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,218 USD_PPP/ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 1,267 USD_PPP/ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1,273 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1,266 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 1,319 USD_PPP/ha | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,334 USD_PPP/ha | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1,368 USD_PPP/ha | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1,383 USD_PPP/ha | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1,405 USD_PPP/ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,397 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 1,381 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 1,382 USD_PPP/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,406 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,391 USD_PPP/ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 1,395 USD_PPP/ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,409 USD_PPP/ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1,416 USD_PPP/ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,455 USD_PPP/ha | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 1,469 USD_PPP/ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 1,491 USD_PPP/ha | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1,488 USD_PPP/ha | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1,475 USD_PPP/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1,545 USD_PPP/ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 1,538 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,530 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,519 USD_PPP/ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,513 USD_PPP/ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,527 USD_PPP/ha | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1,520 USD_PPP/ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1,484 USD_PPP/ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,536 USD_PPP/ha | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 1,571 USD_PPP/ha | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,577 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1,586 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,629 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,643 USD_PPP/ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1,630 USD_PPP/ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,683 USD_PPP/ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1,714 USD_PPP/ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,667 USD_PPP/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1,702 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1,729 USD_PPP/ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,769 USD_PPP/ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1,814 USD_PPP/ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,846 USD_PPP/ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1,885 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,897 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,886 USD_PPP/ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,847 USD_PPP/ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,942 USD_PPP/ha | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1,916 USD_PPP/ha | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1,977 USD_PPP/ha | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2,072 USD_PPP/ha | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 2,073 USD_PPP/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,050 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2,004 USD_PPP/ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,028 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 2,046 USD_PPP/ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,010 USD_PPP/ha | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2,052 USD_PPP/ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,102 USD_PPP/ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,139 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2,148 USD_PPP/ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,288 USD_PPP/ha | 1,166 USD_PPP/ha | 1,383 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,404 USD_PPP/ha | 1,381 USD_PPP/ha | 1,455 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,509 USD_PPP/ha | 1,469 USD_PPP/ha | 1,545 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,586 USD_PPP/ha | 1,484 USD_PPP/ha | 1,683 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,791 USD_PPP/ha | 1,667 USD_PPP/ha | 1,897 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,995 USD_PPP/ha | 1,847 USD_PPP/ha | 2,073 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,090 USD_PPP/ha | 2,010 USD_PPP/ha | 2,148 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 2 China, Hong Kong SAR 34,884 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4,343 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 3 Bahrain 21,467 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,874 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 4 Republic of Korea 9,980 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 2,186 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 5 Egypt 9,789 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,992 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9,559 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 7 China, Taiwan Province of 9,017 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 8 Malta 8,988 USD_PPP/ha compare
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)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.82 kg/cap (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 — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Melanesia?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Melanesia was 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,148 USD_PPP/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,166 USD_PPP/ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Melanesia ranks 5th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per 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.