Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia
Melanesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 20.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Melanesia is 20.96 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Melanesia peaked at 22.33 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.71 %, in 1968.
That places Melanesia 171st out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.25 % | — |
| 1962 | 17.11 % | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 16.78 % | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 16.36 % | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 16.35 % | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 16.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 15.93 % | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 14.71 % | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 14.93 % | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 15.67 % | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 15.84 % | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 16.28 % | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 16.43 % | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 16.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 16.95 % | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 17.3 % | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 17.89 % | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 18.92 % | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 19.08 % | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 19.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 19.58 % | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19.99 % | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 20.39 % | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 20.48 % | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 20.94 % | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 20.65 % | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 20.99 % | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 21.25 % | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 21.66 % | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 21.92 % | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 22.33 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 21.99 % | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 21.48 % | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 21.15 % | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.57 % | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 20.19 % | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 20.04 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.55 % | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 19.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 19.39 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.43 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19.66 % | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.77 % | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 19.82 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 20.57 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.14 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 21.31 % | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 21.14 % | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 21.08 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 21.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.61 % | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.57 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 21.74 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 21.11 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 21.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.98 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.99 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.96 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.19 % | 14.71 % | 17.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.09 % | 15.67 % | 19.08 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.5 % | 19.1 % | 21.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.88 % | 19.53 % | 22.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.12 % | 19.39 % | 21.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.27 % | 21.02 % | 21.74 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.98 % | 20.96 % | 21 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- 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, 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 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Melanesia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Melanesia was 20.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.33 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.71 % in 1968.
- How does Melanesia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 171st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Arable land — 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.