Cropland — Share in Land area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 2.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 2.99 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Melanesia peaked at 3.01 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4 %, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 197th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 % | 1.4 % | 1.55 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.75 % | 1.58 % | 1.94 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 % | 1.94 % | 2.27 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 % | 2.31 % | 2.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 % | 2.49 % | 2.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 % | 2.78 % | 3.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 % | 2.98 % | 2.99 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 194 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 3.27 % compare
- 196 Jordan 3.21 % compare
- 197 Bhutan 2.99 % compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 2.92 % compare
- 200 China, Hong Kong SAR 2.86 % compare
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 — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Melanesia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Melanesia was 2.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 % in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Melanesia ranks 197th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Land 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.