Agriculture — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Agriculture — Area was 2,176 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Melanesia is 2,176 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Melanesia peaked at 2,182 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,165 1000 ha, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 122nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Arable land — Area 456.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 590.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 51.89 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.96 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.99 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Melanesia?
- Agriculture — area in Melanesia was 2,176 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,182 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,165 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for agriculture — area?
- Melanesia ranks 122nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.