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 136th of 232 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.
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
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 Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,148 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.99 % (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 136th out of 232 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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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.