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

Latest (2024)
1.11 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
197th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.21 %
in 2001
All-time low
0.8 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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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 197th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 194 Polynesia 1.69 % compare
  2. 195 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 1.64 % compare
  3. 196 Trinidad and Tobago 1.21 % compare
  4. 197 Sweden 1.11 % compare
  5. 199 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 % compare
  6. 200 Thailand 1.03 % compare

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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 197th out of 220 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

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.