Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 74.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia is 74.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia peaked at 75.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 74.5%, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 3rd out of 23 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.4% | — |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.5% | 74.6% | 2 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Melanesia was 74.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.5% in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd out of 23 regions with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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