Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland in Melanesia
Melanesia: Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland was 0.86 % in 2024. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland in Melanesia, 1961β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland in Melanesia stood at 0.86 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland in Melanesia peaked at 1.05 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.27 %, in 1985.
That places Melanesia 37th out of 42 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3844 % | 0.37 % | 0.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.325 % | 0.29 % | 0.36 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.307 % | 0.27 % | 0.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.679 % | 0.4 % | 0.84 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.983 % | 0.91 % | 1.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.905 % | 0.86 % | 0.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.866 % | 0.86 % | 0.87 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland in Melanesia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland in Melanesia was 0.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 % in 1985.
- How does Melanesia rank for land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland?
- Melanesia ranks 37th out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation β share in cropland rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland. 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.