Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Melanesia

Arable land per capita in Melanesia in 2023 — 0.0358 ha/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 48.3%.

2023 0.0358 ha/person −1.73% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 0.0736 ha/person1990
Period minimum 0.0358 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Melanesia, 1961–20230.030.040.050.060.070.0819611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.0693 ha/person1963: 0.065 ha/person1965: 0.0613 ha/person1967: 0.061 ha/person1969: 0.0565 ha/person1971: 0.0593 ha/person1973: 0.0607 ha/person1975: 0.0627 ha/person1977: 0.0659 ha/person1979: 0.0698 ha/person1981: 0.0698 ha/person1983: 0.071 ha/person1985: 0.0724 ha/person1987: 0.0712 ha/person1989: 0.0731 ha/person1991: 0.0736 ha/person1993: 0.0672 ha/person1995: 0.0607 ha/person1997: 0.0557 ha/person1999: 0.0521 ha/person2001: 0.0486 ha/person2003: 0.0464 ha/person2005: 0.0445 ha/person2007: 0.0434 ha/person2009: 0.0437 ha/person2011: 0.0418 ha/person2013: 0.0402 ha/person2015: 0.0405 ha/person2017: 0.0398 ha/person2019: 0.0384 ha/person2021: 0.0371 ha/person2023: 0.0358 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0335 (−48.33%) Average annual rate: -1.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 0.0358 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0358 −0.0006 −1.73%
2022 0.0365 −0.0007 −1.76%
2021 0.0371 −0.0007 −1.83%
2020 0.0378 −0.0007 −1.7%
2019 0.0384 −0.0007 −1.71%
2018 0.0391 −0.0007 −1.81%
2017 0.0398 −0.0004 −0.99%
2016 0.0402 −0.0002 −0.59%
2015 0.0405 −0.0004 −0.88%
2014 0.0408 +0.0007 +1.69%
2013 0.0402 −0.0009 −2.13%
2012 0.041 −0.0008 −1.84%
2011 0.0418 −0.001 −2.37%
2010 0.0428 −0.0009 −2.09%
2009 0.0437 −0.0015 −3.25%
2008 0.0452 +0.0018 +4.24%
2007 0.0434 −0.0012 −2.67%
2006 0.0445 +0.0001 +0.18%
2005 0.0445 −0.0006 −1.41%
2004 0.0451 −0.0013 −2.77%
2003 0.0464 −0.0013 −2.81%
2002 0.0477 −0.0009 −1.82%
2001 0.0486 −0.0014 −2.88%
2000 0.0501 −0.0021 −3.99%
1999 0.0521 −0.0015 −2.71%
1998 0.0536 −0.0021 −3.8%
1997 0.0557 −0.0024 −4.07%
1996 0.0581 −0.0026 −4.27%
1995 0.0607 −0.0034 −5.25%
1994 0.064 −0.0032 −4.73%
1993 0.0672 −0.0032 −4.48%
1992 0.0704 −0.0032 −4.4%
1991 0.0736 −0 −0.02%
1990 0.0736 +0.0005 +0.72%
1989 0.0731 +0.001 +1.37%
1988 0.0721 +0.0009 +1.27%
1987 0.0712 +0.0001 +0.16%
1986 0.0711 −0.0014 −1.91%
1985 0.0724 +0.0011 +1.6%
1984 0.0713 +0.0004 +0.51%
1983 0.071 +0.0007 +0.93%
1982 0.0703 +0.0005 +0.73%
1981 0.0698 +0.001 +1.52%
1980 0.0687 −0.001 −1.48%
1979 0.0698 −0.0001 −0.13%
1978 0.0699 +0.0039 +5.94%
1977 0.0659 +0.0018 +2.86%
1976 0.0641 +0.0014 +2.28%
1975 0.0627 +0.0018 +2.92%
1974 0.0609 +0.0002 +0.39%
1973 0.0607 +0.0003 +0.41%
1972 0.0604 +0.0011 +1.9%
1971 0.0593 +0.0003 +0.55%
1970 0.059 +0.0025 +4.4%
1969 0.0565 +0.0005 +0.91%
1968 0.056 −0.0051 −8.31%
1967 0.061 −0.0005 −0.77%
1966 0.0615 +0.0002 +0.29%
1965 0.0613 −0.0021 −3.35%
1964 0.0635 −0.0015 −2.33%
1963 0.065 −0.0027 −3.93%
1962 0.0676 −0.0017 −2.44%
1961 0.0693

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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