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 11th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary Forest — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,066 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 22,050 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 22,033 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 22,016 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 22,000 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 21,983 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 21,967 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 21,950 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 21,933 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 21,917 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 21,900 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21,884 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21,867 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21,850 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 21,834 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 21,817 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 21,800 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 21,784 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 21,767 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21,751 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 21,734 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 21,717 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 21,701 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 21,684 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21,668 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 21,651 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 21,628 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21,606 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 21,583 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 21,560 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 21,537 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 21,515 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 21,492 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 21,469 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 21,446 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 21,424 1000 ha | -0.1% |
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
- 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)
- Land area — Area 52,995 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (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 11th out of 182 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.