Forest area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forest area was 39,480 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39,480 ha th
World rank
22nd
of 255 countries
All-time high
39,916 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
39,480 ha th
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 39,480 ha th for forest area 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 in Melanesia peaked at 39,916 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,480 ha th, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 22nd out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,916 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 39,739 ha th | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 39,550 ha th | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 39,588 ha th | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 39,491 ha th | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 39,480 ha th | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,916 ha th | 39,916 ha th | 39,916 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 39,739 ha th | 39,739 ha th | 39,739 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 39,569 ha th | 39,550 ha th | 39,588 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 39,485 ha th | 39,480 ha th | 39,491 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 19 Central African Republic 45,095 ha th compare
- 20 Zambia 44,874 ha th compare
- 21 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 ha th compare
- 23 Papua New Guinea 34,029 ha th compare
- 24 Mozambique 32,243 ha th compare
- 25 Sweden 27,934 ha th compare
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 area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Melanesia?
- Forest area in Melanesia was 39,480 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,916 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,480 ha th in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for forest area?
- Melanesia ranks 22nd out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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