Temporary crops — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Temporary crops — Area was 339.18 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Melanesia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Melanesia is 339.18 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Melanesia peaked at 339.2 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 213.81 1000 ha, in 2001.
Melanesia ranks 140th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 213.81 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 221.7 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 226.27 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 230.91 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 239.25 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 253.14 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 258.25 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 285.3 1000 ha | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 281.26 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 284.41 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 288.92 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 291.11 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 295.44 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 309.85 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 315.21 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 322.3 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 328.04 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 329.89 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 333 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 336.8 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 339.16 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 339.16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 339.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 339.18 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 245.54 1000 ha | 213.81 1000 ha | 285.3 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 309.82 1000 ha | 284.41 1000 ha | 333 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 338.7 1000 ha | 336.8 1000 ha | 339.2 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- 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, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 temporary crops — area in Melanesia?
- Temporary crops — area in Melanesia was 339.18 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 339.2 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.81 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Melanesia rank for temporary crops — area?
- Melanesia ranks 140th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.