Cropland — Area per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 0.12 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Melanesia peaked at 0.27 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.12 ha/cap, in 2023.
Melanesia ranks 146th of 250 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.27 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.27 ha/cap | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.25 ha/cap | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.19 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2589 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.246 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.233 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.208 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.166 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.142 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.126 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 146 Dominican Republic 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 India 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Iraq 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Pakistan 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Rwanda 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Viet Nam 0.12 ha/cap compare
- 146 Vietnam 0.12 ha/cap compare
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 per capita in Melanesia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Melanesia was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 ha/cap in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 146th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.