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Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia

Melanesia: Land area — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0119 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0119 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 6,400.0%
World rank
12th
of 250 countries
All-time high
0.0559 % change on previous year
in 2021
All-time low
-0.0002 % change on previous year
in 2023
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024

00.020.040.06196219932024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia is 0.0119 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6,400.0% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, land area — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 0.0559 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.0002 % change on previous year, in 2023.

That places Melanesia 12th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land area — Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year

Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0 % change on previous year —
1963 0 % change on previous year —
1964 0 % change on previous year —
1965 0 % change on previous year —
1966 0 % change on previous year —
1967 0 % change on previous year —
1968 0 % change on previous year —
1969 0 % change on previous year —
1970 0 % change on previous year —
1971 0 % change on previous year —
1972 0 % change on previous year —
1973 0 % change on previous year —
1974 0 % change on previous year —
1975 0 % change on previous year —
1976 0 % change on previous year —
1977 0 % change on previous year —
1978 0 % change on previous year —
1979 0 % change on previous year —
1980 0 % change on previous year —
1981 0 % change on previous year —
1982 0 % change on previous year —
1983 0 % change on previous year —
1984 0 % change on previous year —
1985 0 % change on previous year —
1986 0 % change on previous year —
1987 0 % change on previous year —
1988 0 % change on previous year —
1989 0 % change on previous year —
1990 0 % change on previous year —
1991 0 % change on previous year —
1992 0 % change on previous year —
1993 0 % change on previous year —
1994 0 % change on previous year —
1995 0 % change on previous year —
1996 0 % change on previous year —
1997 0 % change on previous year —
1998 0 % change on previous year —
1999 0 % change on previous year —
2000 0 % change on previous year —
2001 0 % change on previous year —
2002 0 % change on previous year —
2003 0 % change on previous year —
2004 0 % change on previous year —
2005 0 % change on previous year —
2006 0 % change on previous year —
2007 0 % change on previous year —
2008 0 % change on previous year —
2009 0 % change on previous year —
2010 0 % change on previous year —
2011 0 % change on previous year —
2012 0 % change on previous year —
2013 0 % change on previous year —
2014 0 % change on previous year —
2015 0 % change on previous year —
2016 0 % change on previous year —
2017 0 % change on previous year —
2018 0 % change on previous year —
2019 0 % change on previous year —
2020 0 % change on previous year —
2021 0.0559 % change on previous year —
2022 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2023 -0.0002 % change on previous year —
2024 0.0119 % change on previous year -6400.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 8
1970s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
1990s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2000s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2010s 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 10
2020s 0.0135 % change on previous year -0.0002 % change on previous year 0.0559 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 9 Isle of Man 0.0677 % change on previous year compare
  2. 10 Micronesia 0.0315 % change on previous year compare
  3. 11 Finland 0.0132 % change on previous year compare
  4. 13 Kenya 0.0007 % change on previous year compare
  5. 14 Belgium 0.0007 % change on previous year compare
  6. 15 Aruba 0 % change on previous year
  7. 15 Afghanistan 0 % change on previous year
  8. 15 Angola 0 % change on previous year
  9. 15 Albania 0 % change on previous year
  10. 15 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
  11. 15 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year
  12. 15 Argentina 0 % change on previous year
  13. 15 Armenia 0 % change on previous year compare
  14. 15 American Samoa 0 % change on previous year compare
  15. 15 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
  16. 15 Austria 0 % change on previous year
  17. 15 Azerbaijan 0 % change on previous year compare
  18. 15 Burundi 0 % change on previous year
  19. 15 Benin 0 % change on previous year
  20. 15 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year
  21. 15 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year
  22. 15 Bulgaria 0 % change on previous year compare
  23. 15 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
  24. 15 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year
  25. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 % change on previous year
  26. 15 Belize 0 % change on previous year
  27. 15 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year
  28. 15 Brazil 0 % change on previous year
  29. 15 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year compare
  30. 15 Botswana 0 % change on previous year
  31. 15 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year
  32. 15 Canada 0 % change on previous year compare
  33. 15 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year compare
  34. 15 China 0 % change on previous year compare
  35. 15 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year
  36. 15 Congo 0 % change on previous year
  37. 15 Colombia 0 % change on previous year
  38. 15 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
  39. 15 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
  40. 15 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year
  41. 15 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year
  42. 15 Germany 0 % change on previous year compare
  43. 15 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year
  44. 15 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
  45. 15 Denmark 0 % change on previous year
  46. 15 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  47. 15 Algeria 0 % change on previous year
  48. 15 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
  49. 15 Egypt 0 % change on previous year
  50. 15 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
  51. 15 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  52. 15 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
  53. 15 France 0 % change on previous year
  54. 15 Faroe Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  55. 15 Gabon 0 % change on previous year
  56. 15 Georgia 0 % change on previous year
  57. 15 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
  58. 15 Gibraltar 0 % change on previous year
  59. 15 Guinea 0 % change on previous year
  60. 15 Gambia 0 % change on previous year
  61. 15 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year
  62. 15 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
  63. 15 Greece 0 % change on previous year
  64. 15 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
  65. 15 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year
  66. 15 Guam 0 % change on previous year compare
  67. 15 Guyana 0 % change on previous year compare
  68. 15 Honduras 0 % change on previous year
  69. 15 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
  70. 15 Haiti 0 % change on previous year
  71. 15 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
  72. 15 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
  73. 15 India 0 % change on previous year
  74. 15 Ireland 0 % change on previous year
  75. 15 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
  76. 15 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
  77. 15 Israel 0 % change on previous year
  78. 15 Italy 0 % change on previous year compare
  79. 15 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year
  80. 15 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
  81. 15 Japan 0 % change on previous year compare
  82. 15 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year
  83. 15 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year
  84. 15 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year
  85. 15 Kiribati 0 % change on previous year compare
  86. 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
  87. 15 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year
  88. 15 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year
  89. 15 Liberia 0 % change on previous year
  90. 15 Libya 0 % change on previous year
  91. 15 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year
  92. 15 Liechtenstein 0 % change on previous year
  93. 15 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
  94. 15 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year
  95. 15 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
  96. 15 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
  97. 15 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 % change on previous year compare
  98. 15 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
  99. 15 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
  100. 15 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
  101. 15 Maldives 0 % change on previous year compare
  102. 15 Mexico 0 % change on previous year
  103. 15 Marshall Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  104. 15 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  105. 15 Mali 0 % change on previous year
  106. 15 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
  107. 15 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year compare
  108. 15 Montenegro 0 % change on previous year
  109. 15 Mongolia 0 % change on previous year compare
  110. 15 Northern Mariana Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  111. 15 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year
  112. 15 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year
  113. 15 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
  114. 15 Malawi 0 % change on previous year
  115. 15 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year
  116. 15 Namibia 0 % change on previous year
  117. 15 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
  118. 15 Niger 0 % change on previous year
  119. 15 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year
  120. 15 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year
  121. 15 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
  122. 15 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
  123. 15 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year
  124. 15 Oman 0 % change on previous year
  125. 15 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year
  126. 15 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
  127. 15 Peru 0 % change on previous year
  128. 15 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
  129. 15 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year
  130. 15 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year
  131. 15 Portugal 0 % change on previous year compare
  132. 15 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year compare
  133. 15 Palestine, State of 0 % change on previous year compare
  134. 15 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
  135. 15 Romania 0 % change on previous year compare
  136. 15 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year
  137. 15 Sudan 0 % change on previous year
  138. 15 Senegal 0 % change on previous year
  139. 15 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year
  140. 15 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year
  141. 15 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
  142. 15 San Marino 0 % change on previous year compare
  143. 15 Somalia 0 % change on previous year compare
  144. 15 Serbia 0 % change on previous year compare
  145. 15 South Sudan 0 % change on previous year
  146. 15 Sao Tome and Principe 0 % change on previous year
  147. 15 Suriname 0 % change on previous year
  148. 15 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
  149. 15 Slovenia 0 % change on previous year compare
  150. 15 Sweden 0 % change on previous year compare
  151. 15 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year
  152. 15 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 % change on previous year
  153. 15 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year compare
  154. 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  155. 15 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
  156. 15 Togo 0 % change on previous year
  157. 15 Thailand 0 % change on previous year
  158. 15 Tajikistan 0 % change on previous year compare
  159. 15 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year
  160. 15 Tonga 0 % change on previous year
  161. 15 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
  162. 15 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year
  163. 15 Tuvalu 0 % change on previous year compare
  164. 15 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
  165. 15 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
  166. 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
  167. 15 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  168. 15 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  169. 15 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year compare
  170. 15 Samoa 0 % change on previous year compare
  171. 15 South Africa 0 % change on previous year
  172. 15 Zambia 0 % change on previous year
  173. 15 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year
  174. 15 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year compare
  175. 15 Martinique 0 % change on previous year
  176. 15 Mayotte 0 % change on previous year compare
  177. 15 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year
  178. 15 Anguilla 0 % change on previous year compare
  179. 15 Cook Islands 0 % change on previous year
  180. 15 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year compare
  181. 15 Niue 0 % change on previous year compare
  182. 15 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year
  183. 15 Tokelau 0 % change on previous year compare
  184. 15 USSR 0 % change on previous year
  185. 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
  186. 15 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year
  187. 15 Czechoslovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
  188. 15 Norfolk Island 0 % change on previous year compare
  189. 15 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year
  190. 15 Timor-Leste 0 % change on previous year
  191. 15 Cabo Verde 0 % change on previous year
  192. 15 Pitcairn 0 % change on previous year
  193. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year
  194. 15 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 % change on previous year compare
  195. 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  196. 15 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
  197. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  198. 15 Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year compare
  199. 15 Republic of Moldova 0 % change on previous year compare
  200. 15 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
  201. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
  202. 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 % change on previous year
  203. 15 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year compare
  204. 15 Türkiye 0 % change on previous year
  205. 15 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year
  206. 15 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0 % change on previous year
  207. 15 Holy See 0 % change on previous year compare
  208. 15 China, mainland 0 % change on previous year compare
  209. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0 % change on previous year
  210. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 % change on previous year
  211. 15 United Republic of Tanzania 0 % change on previous year compare
  212. 15 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year
  213. 15 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year
  214. 15 Curaçao 0 % change on previous year
  215. 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year compare
  216. 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 % change on previous year
  217. 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 % change on previous year
  218. 15 Ethiopia PDR 0 % change on previous year
  219. 15 Réunion 0 % change on previous year compare
  220. 15 Yugoslav SFR 0 % change on previous year
  221. 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 % change on previous year compare
  222. 15 China, Macao SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
  223. 15 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 % change on previous year
  224. 15 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 % change on previous year
  225. 15 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 % change on previous year compare
  226. 15 Naoero 0 % change on previous year compare
  227. 15 Saint Barthélemy 0 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
Land area — area, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 0.0119 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0559 % change on previous year in 2021.
What is the lowest land area — area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.0002 % change on previous year in 2023.
How does Melanesia rank for land area — area, annual growth rate?
Melanesia ranks 12th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
284 places, 16,217 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Land area — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.