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 137th of 237 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 423 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 423 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 423 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 423 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 423 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 424 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 424 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 433 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 440 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 444 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 456 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 460 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 464 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 472 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 477 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 486 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 491 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 496 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 503 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 510 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 518 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 520 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 528 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 542 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 545 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 552 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 552 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 554 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 554 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 562 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 567 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 575 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 581 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 589.6 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 600.2 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 612.8 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 620.4 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 625 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 633.6 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 636.2 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 638.95 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 641.59 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 635.06 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 638.52 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 632.03 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 625.53 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 619.02 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 612.51 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 606.06 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 599.75 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 593.28 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 586.81 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 586.52 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 587.64 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 587.97 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 588.9 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 589.42 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 589.87 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 590.65 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 590.7 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 590.82 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 590.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 590.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 590.89 1000 ha | +0.0% |
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 |
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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 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 137th out of 237 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.