Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 1.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 1.11 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Melanesia peaked at 1.21 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8 %, in 1961.
Melanesia ranks 212th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.82 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.83 % | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.84 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.86 % | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.87 % | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.88 % | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.89 % | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9 % | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.92 % | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.93 % | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.94 % | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.95 % | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.96 % | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.98 % | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.98 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 % | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 % | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.04 % | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.05 % | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.06 % | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.07 % | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.09 % | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1 % | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.11 % | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.13 % | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.16 % | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.17 % | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.18 % | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.2 % | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.21 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.21 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.19 % | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.18 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.17 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.16 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.14 % | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.13 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.12 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 % | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.12 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 % | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8056 % | 0.8 % | 0.83 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.898 % | 0.84 % | 0.95 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 % | 0.96 % | 1.05 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 % | 1.06 % | 1.2 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 % | 1.14 % | 1.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 % | 1.11 % | 1.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 % | 1.11 % | 1.12 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 209 Polynesia 1.69 % compare
- 210 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 1.64 % compare
- 211 Trinidad and Tobago 1.21 % compare
- 212 Sweden 1.11 % compare
- 214 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 % compare
- 215 Thailand 1.03 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Melanesia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Melanesia was 1.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 % in 1961.
- How does Melanesia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Melanesia ranks 212th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Share in Land 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.