Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Melanesia
Melanesia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.15 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Melanesia is 99.15 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Melanesia peaked at 99.53 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.15 %, in 2025.
Melanesia ranks 67th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.53 % | — |
| 1991 | 99.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.51 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.49 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.47 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.46 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.45 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.44 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.42 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.41 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4 % | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.38 % | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.37 % | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.36 % | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.35 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.32 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.31 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.29 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.28 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.27 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.26 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.24 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.19 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.15 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.48 % | 99.44 % | 99.53 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.38 % | 99.33 % | 99.42 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.28 % | 99.23 % | 99.32 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.19 % | 99.15 % | 99.22 % | 6 |
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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)
- 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Melanesia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Melanesia was 99.15 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.53 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.15 % in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Melanesia ranks 67th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.