Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 60.95 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 60.95 1000 ha for temporary meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia peaked at 83.74 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 60.95 1000 ha, in 2021.
Melanesia ranks 94th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 83.74 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 82.73 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 80.4 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 77.82 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 76.35 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 74.79 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 72.98 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 73.73 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.05 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 77.24 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 74.59 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 72.94 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 70.62 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 70.81 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.96 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 67.68 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.34 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 64.75 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 63.49 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 60.97 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 60.95 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.95 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.07 1000 ha | 72.98 1000 ha | 83.74 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.74 1000 ha | 63.49 1000 ha | 77.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.95 1000 ha | 60.95 1000 ha | 60.97 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 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 value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Melanesia was 60.95 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.74 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.95 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Melanesia rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Melanesia ranks 94th out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.