Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Melanesia
Melanesia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 13,401 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Melanesia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Melanesia is 13,401 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Melanesia peaked at 13,401 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6,465 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Melanesia ranks 63rd of 753 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6,465 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 10,952 Square kilometres | +69.4% |
| 2015 | 12,431 Square kilometres | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 13,105 Square kilometres | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 13,401 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,465 Square kilometres | 6,465 Square kilometres | 6,465 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 11,692 Square kilometres | 10,952 Square kilometres | 12,431 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 13,253 Square kilometres | 13,105 Square kilometres | 13,401 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 60 Türkiye 21,809 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
- 61 Costa Rica 3,170 Square kilometres compare
- 62 Nicaragua 3,157 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,989 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Malawi 2,962 Square kilometres compare
- 65 Greece 2,951 Square kilometres compare
- 66 Guatemala 2,668 Square kilometres 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 value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Melanesia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Melanesia was 13,401 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,401 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,465 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Melanesia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Melanesia ranks 63rd out of 753 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation