Country area — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Country area — Area was 54,038 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Melanesia stood at 54,038 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Melanesia peaked at 54,078 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 54,038 1000 ha, in 2024.
Melanesia ranks 58th of 267 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Country area — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 54,078 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54,078 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 54,078 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54,077 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 54,077 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54,077 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 54,038 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 54,078 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,070 1000 ha | 54,038 1000 ha | 54,078 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)
- Land area — Area 52,995 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 country area — area in Melanesia?
- Country area — area in Melanesia was 54,038 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 54,078 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,038 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Melanesia rank for country area — area?
- Melanesia ranks 58th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.