Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 39,487 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 39,487 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Melanesia peaked at 39,941 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,487 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39,941 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 39,923 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 39,906 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 39,888 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 39,870 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 39,852 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,835 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 39,817 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 39,799 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 39,782 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 39,764 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,745 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39,726 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,707 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,688 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,670 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,651 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,632 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,613 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,594 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,575 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,567 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 39,574 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39,582 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,590 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,597 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,594 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,574 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,555 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,535 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 39,516 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,496 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 39,494 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,492 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 39,490 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 39,487 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,861 1000 ha | 39,782 1000 ha | 39,941 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,679 1000 ha | 39,594 1000 ha | 39,764 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,574 1000 ha | 39,535 1000 ha | 39,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,496 1000 ha | 39,487 1000 ha | 39,516 1000 ha | 6 |
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More climate change data for Melanesia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Melanesia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Melanesia was 39,487 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,941 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,487 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).