Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia
Melanesia: Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land was 2.21 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 2.21 % for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 29.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Melanesia peaked at 6.14 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.01 % | — |
| 2006 | 0.76 % | +7500.0% |
| 2007 | 0.74 % | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.73 % | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.77 % | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.35 % | -54.5% |
| 2011 | 0.81 % | +131.4% |
| 2012 | 0.94 % | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 1.38 % | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 1.98 % | +43.5% |
| 2015 | 2.01 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 2.23 % | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.25 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5.56 % | +147.1% |
| 2019 | 2.78 % | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 4.51 % | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 6.14 % | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 2.28 % | -62.9% |
| 2023 | 1.71 % | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 2.21 % | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.602 % | 0.01 % | 0.77 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.03 % | 0.35 % | 5.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 % | 1.71 % | 6.14 % | 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 — 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 phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Melanesia?
- Agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land in Melanesia was 2.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.14 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2005.
- How does Melanesia rank for agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 4th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area under organic agric. — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land. 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.