Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Melanesia

Agricultural land in Melanesia in 2023 — 21,968 km². Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 90.2%.

2023 21,968 km² +0.09% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 21,968 km²2023
Period minimum 11,550 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Melanesia, 1961–202310,00015,00020,00025,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11,550 km²1963: 11,700 km²1965: 12,030 km²1967: 12,190 km²1969: 12,590 km²1971: 13,070 km²1973: 13,510 km²1975: 14,160 km²1977: 14,760 km²1979: 15,300 km²1981: 15,580 km²1983: 15,890 km²1985: 16,520 km²1987: 16,910 km²1989: 17,540 km²1991: 18,090 km²1993: 18,434 km²1995: 18,658 km²1997: 18,912 km²1999: 19,506 km²2001: 19,610 km²2003: 19,690 km²2005: 19,857 km²2007: 20,495 km²2009: 20,824 km²2011: 20,792 km²2013: 20,720 km²2015: 21,097 km²2017: 21,929 km²2019: 21,926 km²2021: 21,965 km²2023: 21,968 km²
Change over the period: +10,418 (+90.2%) Average annual rate: 1.04 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Melanesia

Melanesia 21,968 km²
World 47.92M km²
Agricultural land — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 21,968 +19 +0.09%
2022 21,949 −16 −0.07%
2021 21,965 +43 +0.2%
2020 21,922 −4 −0.02%
2019 21,926 −9 −0.04%
2018 21,935 +6 +0.03%
2017 21,929 +774 +3.66%
2016 21,155 +58 +0.27%
2015 21,097 +172 +0.82%
2014 20,925 +205 +0.99%
2013 20,720 −1 −0.01%
2012 20,721 −71 −0.34%
2011 20,792 +136 +0.66%
2010 20,656 −168 −0.81%
2009 20,824 +141 +0.68%
2008 20,683 +188 +0.92%
2007 20,495 +548 +2.75%
2006 19,947 +90 +0.45%
2005 19,857 +135 +0.68%
2004 19,722 +32 +0.16%
2003 19,690 −12 −0.06%
2002 19,702 +92 +0.47%
2001 19,610 +52 +0.27%
2000 19,558 +52 +0.27%
1999 19,506 +172 +0.89%
1998 19,334 +422 +2.23%
1997 18,912 +52 +0.28%
1996 18,860 +202 +1.08%
1995 18,658 +182 +0.99%
1994 18,476 +42 +0.23%
1993 18,434 +252 +1.39%
1992 18,182 +92 +0.51%
1991 18,090 +190 +1.06%
1990 17,900 +360 +2.05%
1989 17,540 +270 +1.56%
1988 17,270 +360 +2.13%
1987 16,910 +110 +0.65%
1986 16,800 +280 +1.69%
1985 16,520 +260 +1.6%
1984 16,260 +370 +2.33%
1983 15,890 +180 +1.15%
1982 15,710 +130 +0.83%
1981 15,580 +190 +1.23%
1980 15,390 +90 +0.59%
1979 15,300 +180 +1.19%
1978 15,120 +360 +2.44%
1977 14,760 +250 +1.72%
1976 14,510 +350 +2.47%
1975 14,160 +330 +2.39%
1974 13,830 +320 +2.37%
1973 13,510 +240 +1.81%
1972 13,270 +200 +1.53%
1971 13,070 +240 +1.87%
1970 12,830 +240 +1.91%
1969 12,590 +220 +1.78%
1968 12,370 +180 +1.48%
1967 12,190 +190 +1.58%
1966 12,000 −30 −0.25%
1965 12,030 +30 +0.25%
1964 12,000 +300 +2.56%
1963 11,700 +50 +0.43%
1962 11,650 +100 +0.87%
1961 11,550

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.