Melanesia vs Peru: Forestland — Area
Melanesia
39,480 1000 ha
in 2025
Peru
67,160 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia rank
9th
Peru rank
11th
Forestland — Area over time
- Melanesia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 67,160 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 27,680 1000 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th of 21 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 75,691 1000 ha | 35,855 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 72,698 1000 ha | 33,043 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 69,824 1000 ha | 30,266 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 67,908 1000 ha | 28,423 1000 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Melanesia or Peru?
- Peru, at 67,160 1000 ha against 39,480 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Melanesia and Peru?
- 27,680 1000 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Peru?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Peru rank globally for forestland — area?
- Melanesia ranks 9th and Peru ranks 11th of 21 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).