Other land — Area in Melanesia

Melanesia: Other land — Area was 11,360 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
11,360 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 240 countries
All-time high
11,377 1000 ha
in 2004
All-time low
11,286 1000 ha
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other land — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 11.3k 1000 ha1991: 11.3k 1000 ha1992: 11.3k 1000 ha1993: 11.3k 1000 ha1994: 11.3k 1000 ha1995: 11.3k 1000 ha1996: 11.3k 1000 ha1997: 11.3k 1000 ha1998: 11.3k 1000 ha1999: 11.3k 1000 ha2000: 11.3k 1000 ha2001: 11.3k 1000 ha2002: 11.4k 1000 ha2003: 11.4k 1000 ha2004: 11.4k 1000 ha2005: 11.4k 1000 ha2006: 11.4k 1000 ha2007: 11.3k 1000 ha2008: 11.3k 1000 ha2009: 11.3k 1000 ha2010: 11.4k 1000 ha2011: 11.3k 1000 ha2012: 11.3k 1000 ha2013: 11.4k 1000 ha2014: 11.3k 1000 ha2015: 11.3k 1000 ha2016: 11.3k 1000 ha2017: 11.3k 1000 ha2018: 11.3k 1000 ha2019: 11.3k 1000 ha2020: 11.4k 1000 ha2021: 11.4k 1000 ha2022: 11.4k 1000 ha2023: 11.4k 1000 ha2024: 11.4k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 11,360 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other land — area in Melanesia peaked at 11,377 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11,286 1000 ha, in 2017.

Melanesia ranks 50th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,308 1000 ha 11,295 1000 ha 11,329 1000 ha 10
2000s 11,349 1000 ha 11,322 1000 ha 11,377 1000 ha 10
2010s 11,332 1000 ha 11,286 1000 ha 11,354 1000 ha 10
2020s 11,354 1000 ha 11,350 1000 ha 11,360 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 47 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14,876 1000 ha compare
  2. 48 Uzbekistan 13,777 1000 ha compare
  3. 49 Somalia 13,698 1000 ha compare
  4. 51 Colombia 10,814 1000 ha compare
  5. 52 Papua New Guinea 9,848 1000 ha compare
  6. 53 Sweden 9,690 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other land — area in Melanesia?
Other land — area in Melanesia was 11,360 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other land — area recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 11,377 1000 ha in 2004.
What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,286 1000 ha in 2017.
How does Melanesia rank for other land — area?
Melanesia ranks 50th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is other land — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,327 data points, 1990–2024
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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.