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Land under cereal production — Melanesia

Land under cereal production in Melanesia in 2023 — 9,448 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 39.4%.

2023 9,448 ha −13.57% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 18,443 ha1982
Period minimum 9,237 ha2012

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Melanesia, 1961–20237,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 15,584 ha1963: 14,725 ha1965: 10,684 ha1967: 12,355 ha1969: 14,576 ha1971: 13,683 ha1973: 11,365 ha1975: 14,509 ha1977: 15,808 ha1979: 16,621 ha1981: 17,660 ha1983: 16,594 ha1985: 17,675 ha1987: 16,105 ha1989: 17,321 ha1991: 16,976 ha1993: 14,418 ha1995: 12,352 ha1997: 13,140 ha1999: 12,025 ha2001: 12,418 ha2003: 13,452 ha2005: 13,973 ha2007: 12,923 ha2009: 11,206 ha2011: 10,127 ha2013: 10,256 ha2015: 10,775 ha2017: 11,522 ha2019: 10,378 ha2021: 10,805 ha2023: 9,448 ha
Change over the period: −6,136 (−39.37%) Average annual rate: -0.8 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Melanesia 9,448 ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 9,448 −1,483 −13.57%
2022 10,931 +126 +1.17%
2021 10,805 −155 −1.41%
2020 10,960 +582 +5.61%
2019 10,378 −505 −4.64%
2018 10,883 −639 −5.55%
2017 11,522 +52 +0.45%
2016 11,470 +695 +6.45%
2015 10,775 +1,382 +14.71%
2014 9,393 −863 −8.41%
2013 10,256 +1,019 +11.03%
2012 9,237 −890 −8.79%
2011 10,127 −100 −0.98%
2010 10,227 −979 −8.74%
2009 11,206 −1,495 −11.77%
2008 12,701 −222 −1.72%
2007 12,923 +257 +2.03%
2006 12,666 −1,307 −9.35%
2005 13,973 +1,401 +11.14%
2004 12,572 −880 −6.54%
2003 13,452 +1,641 +13.89%
2002 11,811 −607 −4.89%
2001 12,418 +200 +1.64%
2000 12,218 +193 +1.6%
1999 12,025 −1,279 −9.61%
1998 13,304 +164 +1.25%
1997 13,140 −1,114 −7.82%
1996 14,254 +1,902 +15.4%
1995 12,352 −803 −6.1%
1994 13,155 −1,263 −8.76%
1993 14,418 −749 −4.94%
1992 15,167 −1,809 −10.66%
1991 16,976 −226 −1.31%
1990 17,202 −119 −0.69%
1989 17,321 −188 −1.07%
1988 17,509 +1,404 +8.72%
1987 16,105 −1,616 −9.12%
1986 17,721 +46 +0.26%
1985 17,675 +333 +1.92%
1984 17,342 +748 +4.51%
1983 16,594 −1,849 −10.03%
1982 18,443 +783 +4.43%
1981 17,660 −469 −2.59%
1980 18,129 +1,508 +9.07%
1979 16,621 −188 −1.12%
1978 16,809 +1,001 +6.33%
1977 15,808 +1,796 +12.82%
1976 14,012 −497 −3.43%
1975 14,509 +2,391 +19.73%
1974 12,118 +753 +6.63%
1973 11,365 −1,209 −9.62%
1972 12,574 −1,109 −8.1%
1971 13,683 −1,443 −9.54%
1970 15,126 +550 +3.77%
1969 14,576 +381 +2.68%
1968 14,195 +1,840 +14.89%
1967 12,355 +1,318 +11.94%
1966 11,037 +353 +3.3%
1965 10,684 −2,177 −16.93%
1964 12,861 −1,864 −12.66%
1963 14,725 −630 −4.1%
1962 15,355 −229 −1.47%
1961 15,584 — —

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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

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