Land area — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Land area — Area was 52,995 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 52,995 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Melanesia peaked at 52,995 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52,959 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 57th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Land area — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 52,959 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52,959 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52,989 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52,989 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52,988 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 52,995 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,984 1000 ha | 52,959 1000 ha | 52,995 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Country area — Area 54,038 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)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Melanesia?
- Land area — area in Melanesia was 52,995 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,995 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,959 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for land area — area?
- Melanesia ranks 57th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Land area — 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.