Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 72.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 72.85 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Melanesia peaked at 72.99 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.69 %, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 85th out of 252 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.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 64 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 64.15 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 65.04 % | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 65.21 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 64.83 % | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 65.22 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 65 % | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 65.05 % | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 65.39 % | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 65.11 % | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 65.34 % | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 65.66 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 65.87 % | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 66.31 % | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 66.51 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 66.73 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 67.2 % | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 67.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 66.86 % | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 66.75 % | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 66.9 % | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 66.77 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 66.67 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.01 % | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.14 % | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 67.36 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.92 % | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 68.42 % | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 68.57 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 68.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.32 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 68.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 68.06 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 67.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 67.66 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 67.52 % | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 67.46 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 67.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.73 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.63 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.25 % | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 68.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.85 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.99 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.51 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.66 % | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 71.64 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.83 % | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.99 % | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 72.95 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.87 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.79 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.81 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.85 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.69 % | 63.69 % | 65.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.12 % | 65.11 % | 67.2 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.18 % | 66.67 % | 68.42 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.96 % | 67.18 % | 68.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.59 % | 67.4 % | 70.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.06 % | 71.02 % | 72.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.82 % | 72.79 % | 72.85 % | 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)
- 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 — share in agricultural land in Melanesia?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Melanesia was 72.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.99 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.69 % in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 85th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 — 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.