Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia
Melanesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 27.15 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 27.15 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Melanesia peaked at 36.31 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 27.01 %, in 2017.
That places Melanesia 16th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.31 % | — |
| 1962 | 36 % | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 35.85 % | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 34.96 % | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 34.79 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 35.17 % | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 34.78 % | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 35 % | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 34.95 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 34.61 % | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 34.89 % | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 34.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 34.34 % | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 34.13 % | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 33.69 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 33.49 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 33.27 % | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 32.8 % | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 32.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 33.14 % | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 33.25 % | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 33.1 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 33.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 33.33 % | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 32.99 % | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 32.86 % | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 32.64 % | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 32.08 % | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 31.58 % | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 31.43 % | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 31.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.68 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 31.57 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 31.94 % | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.19 % | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.5 % | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.82 % | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 32.34 % | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 32.48 % | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.54 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 32.6 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.55 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.27 % | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 31.75 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 31.3 % | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 30.15 % | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 29.52 % | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 29.01 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 28.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.49 % | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 28.34 % | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 28.36 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.17 % | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.95 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.01 % | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 27.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.16 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 27.19 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 27.15 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.31 % | 34.78 % | 36.31 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.88 % | 32.8 % | 34.89 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.82 % | 31.58 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.04 % | 31.41 % | 32.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.41 % | 29.01 % | 32.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.94 % | 27.01 % | 28.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.18 % | 27.15 % | 27.21 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 13 Saudi Arabia 97.39 % compare
- 14 Turkmenistan 95.76 % compare
- 15 New Caledonia 95.74 % compare
- 16 Congo 93.87 % compare
- 17 New Zealand 93.85 % compare
- 18 Yemen 93.81 % compare
- 19 Iceland 92.61 % compare
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)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 2.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Melanesia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Melanesia was 27.15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.01 % in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Melanesia ranks 16th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural 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.