Primary Forest — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Primary Forest — Area was 21,424 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Melanesia is 21,424 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Melanesia peaked at 22,066 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21,424 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 10th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,992 1000 ha | 21,917 1000 ha | 22,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,825 1000 ha | 21,751 1000 ha | 21,900 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,653 1000 ha | 21,560 1000 ha | 21,734 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,481 1000 ha | 21,424 1000 ha | 21,537 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 51.89 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,148 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,585 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.85 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 2.99 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 456.07 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 20.96 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,129 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 13.7 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Melanesia?
- Primary forest — area in Melanesia was 21,424 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 22,066 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,424 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for primary forest — area?
- Melanesia ranks 10th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — 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.