Forest land — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forest land — Area was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Melanesia is 39,480 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Melanesia peaked at 39,916 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,480 1000 ha, in 2025.
Melanesia ranks 24th of 249 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest land — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,916 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 39,898 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 39,880 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39,863 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39,845 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 39,827 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,810 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 39,792 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 39,774 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,757 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 39,739 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,720 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,701 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,682 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,664 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,645 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,626 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,607 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,588 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,569 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,550 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,558 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39,573 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,581 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,588 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,569 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,549 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,530 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,510 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39,491 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,488 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 39,486 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,484 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 39,482 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 39,480 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 39,757 1000 ha | 39,916 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 39,569 1000 ha | 39,739 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 39,510 1000 ha | 39,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 39,480 1000 ha | 39,491 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 21 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
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)
- 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 land — area in Melanesia?
- Forest land — area in Melanesia was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,916 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for forest land — area?
- Melanesia ranks 24th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.