Cropland — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cropland — Area was 1,585 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1,585 1000 ha for cropland — area in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area in Melanesia peaked at 1,593 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 742 1000 ha, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 118th of 252 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.
Cropland — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 742 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 752 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 757 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 787 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 792.75 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 781.5 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 795.25 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 804 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 819 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 839 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 851 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 867 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 887 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 911 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 939 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 965 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 985 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1,016 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 1,027 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,029 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,040 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,051 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,061 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,084 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1,107 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 1,128 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,139 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1,173 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 1,200 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,226 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,238 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,240 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,259 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1,256 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,264 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,273 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,270 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 1,308 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1,317 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,319 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,321 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,329 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,333 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,334 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,358 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,373 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,434 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,462 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,483 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,470 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,489 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,484 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,482 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,499 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,515 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,518 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,593 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1,591 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,587 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,584 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,582 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,581 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,583 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,585 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 781.17 1000 ha | 742 1000 ha | 819 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 928.7 1000 ha | 839 1000 ha | 1,027 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,101 1000 ha | 1,029 1000 ha | 1,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,265 1000 ha | 1,226 1000 ha | 1,317 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,375 1000 ha | 1,319 1000 ha | 1,483 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,523 1000 ha | 1,470 1000 ha | 1,593 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,583 1000 ha | 1,581 1000 ha | 1,585 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
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)
- 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 cropland — area in Melanesia?
- Cropland — area in Melanesia was 1,585 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,593 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 742 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for cropland — area?
- Melanesia ranks 118th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Cropland — 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.