Bhutan vs Melanesia: Net Forest conversion — Area
Bhutan
8.48 1000 ha
in 2025
Melanesia
7.82 1000 ha
in 2025
Bhutan rank
53rd
Melanesia rank
55th
Net Forest conversion — Area over time
- Bhutan
- Melanesia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 8.48 1000 ha against 7.82 1000 ha in Melanesia, a difference of 0.66 1000 ha.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 53rd and Melanesia ranks 55th of 243 countries.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 7.07 1000 ha | 10.71 1000 ha | 3.64 1000 ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, Bhutan or Melanesia?
- Bhutan, at 8.48 1000 ha against 7.82 1000 ha in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area between Bhutan and Melanesia?
- 0.66 1000 ha, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Melanesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Melanesia rank globally for net forest conversion — area?
- Bhutan ranks 53rd and Melanesia ranks 55th of 243 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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).