Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Melanesia

Arable land in Melanesia in 2023 — 455,770 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 138.6%.

2023 455,770 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 455,770 ha2020
Period minimum 182,000 ha1968

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Melanesia, 1961–2023100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 191,000 ha1963: 188,000 ha1965: 186,000 ha1967: 194,000 ha1969: 188,000 ha1971: 207,000 ha1973: 222,000 ha1975: 240,000 ha1977: 264,000 ha1979: 292,000 ha1981: 305,000 ha1983: 324,000 ha1985: 346,000 ha1987: 355,000 ha1989: 380,000 ha1991: 403,000 ha1993: 391,400 ha1995: 375,800 ha1997: 367,200 ha1999: 365,600 ha2001: 362,000 ha2003: 366,200 ha2005: 371,600 ha2007: 383,000 ha2009: 407,600 ha2011: 411,100 ha2013: 415,400 ha2015: 439,170 ha2017: 451,970 ha2019: 454,770 ha2021: 455,770 ha2023: 455,770 ha
Change over the period: +264,770 (+138.62%) Average annual rate: 1.41 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 455,770 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Arable land — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 455,770 +0 +0%
2022 455,770 +0 +0%
2021 455,770 +0 +0%
2020 455,770 +1,000 +0.22%
2019 454,770 +1,400 +0.31%
2018 453,370 +1,400 +0.31%
2017 451,970 +5,400 +1.21%
2016 446,570 +7,400 +1.68%
2015 439,170 +6,370 +1.47%
2014 432,800 +17,400 +4.19%
2013 415,400 +1,396 +0.34%
2012 414,004 +2,904 +0.71%
2011 411,100 +1,100 +0.27%
2010 410,000 +2,400 +0.59%
2009 407,600 −2,600 −0.63%
2008 410,200 +27,200 +7.1%
2007 383,000 +200 +0.05%
2006 382,800 +11,200 +3.01%
2005 371,600 +5,200 +1.42%
2004 366,400 +200 +0.05%
2003 366,200 +200 +0.05%
2002 366,000 +4,000 +1.1%
2001 362,000 +200 +0.06%
2000 361,800 −3,800 −1.04%
1999 365,600 +1,200 +0.33%
1998 364,400 −2,800 −0.76%
1997 367,200 −3,800 −1.02%
1996 371,000 −4,800 −1.28%
1995 375,800 −8,800 −2.29%
1994 384,600 −6,800 −1.74%
1993 391,400 −5,800 −1.46%
1992 397,200 −5,800 −1.44%
1991 403,000 +11,000 +2.81%
1990 392,000 +12,000 +3.16%
1989 380,000 +13,000 +3.54%
1988 367,000 +12,000 +3.38%
1987 355,000 +8,000 +2.31%
1986 347,000 +1,000 +0.29%
1985 346,000 +13,000 +3.9%
1984 333,000 +9,000 +2.78%
1983 324,000 +10,000 +3.18%
1982 314,000 +9,000 +2.95%
1981 305,000 +11,000 +3.74%
1980 294,000 +2,000 +0.68%
1979 292,000 +6,000 +2.1%
1978 286,000 +22,000 +8.33%
1977 264,000 +13,000 +5.18%
1976 251,000 +11,000 +4.58%
1975 240,000 +12,000 +5.26%
1974 228,000 +6,000 +2.7%
1973 222,000 +6,000 +2.78%
1972 216,000 +9,000 +4.35%
1971 207,000 +6,000 +2.99%
1970 201,000 +13,000 +6.91%
1969 188,000 +6,000 +3.3%
1968 182,000 −12,000 −6.19%
1967 194,000 +3,000 +1.57%
1966 191,000 +5,000 +2.69%
1965 186,000 −2,000 −1.06%
1964 188,000 +0 +0%
1963 188,000 −3,000 −1.57%
1962 191,000 +0 +0%
1961 191,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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