Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 590.89 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia stood at 590.89 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia peaked at 641.59 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 423 1000 ha, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 127th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 426.22 1000 ha | 423 1000 ha | 440 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 474.9 1000 ha | 444 1000 ha | 503 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 537.5 1000 ha | 510 1000 ha | 554 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 596.66 1000 ha | 562 1000 ha | 633.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 628.55 1000 ha | 606.06 1000 ha | 641.59 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 590.08 1000 ha | 586.52 1000 ha | 599.75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 590.84 1000 ha | 590.7 1000 ha | 590.89 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 51.89 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 456.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,148 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.99 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia was 590.89 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 641.59 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 423 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Melanesia ranks 127th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 meadows and pastures — 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.