Australia vs Melanesia: Forestland — Area
Australia
133,562 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia
39,480 1000 ha
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
Melanesia rank
9th
Forestland — Area over time
- Australia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 133,562 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 94,082 1000 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 223 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133,824 1000 ha | 39,836 1000 ha | 93,988 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 132,126 1000 ha | 39,654 1000 ha | 92,472 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 132,263 1000 ha | 39,557 1000 ha | 92,706 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 133,426 1000 ha | 39,485 1000 ha | 93,941 1000 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Australia or Melanesia?
- Australia, at 133,562 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Australia and Melanesia?
- 94,082 1000 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Melanesia rank globally for forestland — area?
- Australia ranks 8th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).