Permanent crops — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Permanent crops — Area was 1,129 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1,129 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Melanesia peaked at 1,132 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 541 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Melanesia 42nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 541 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 551 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 559 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 589 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 594 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 585 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 601 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 622 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 631 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 638 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 644 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 651 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 665 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 683 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 699 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 714 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 721 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 730 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 735 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 735 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 735 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 737 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 737 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 751 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 761 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 781 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 784 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 806 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 820 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 834 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 835 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 841 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 864 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 866 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 881 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 892 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 891 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 930 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 936 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 940 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 942 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 944 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 943 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 960.48 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 961.78 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,021 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,020 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,042 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,029 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,050 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,046 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,045 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,048 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,062 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1,060 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,132 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,131 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,129 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,128 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,126 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,125 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,126 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,129 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 585.89 1000 ha | 541 1000 ha | 631 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 688 1000 ha | 638 1000 ha | 735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 764.7 1000 ha | 735 1000 ha | 820 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 877 1000 ha | 834 1000 ha | 936 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 971.38 1000 ha | 940 1000 ha | 1,042 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,029 1000 ha | 1,132 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,127 1000 ha | 1,125 1000 ha | 1,129 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 permanent crops — area in Melanesia?
- Permanent crops — area in Melanesia was 1,129 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,132 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 541 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for permanent crops — area?
- Melanesia ranks 42nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.