Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 39,480 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia peaked at 39,916 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 39,480 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,836 1000 ha | 39,757 1000 ha | 39,916 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,654 1000 ha | 39,569 1000 ha | 39,739 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,557 1000 ha | 39,510 1000 ha | 39,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,485 1000 ha | 39,480 1000 ha | 39,491 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 18 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 19 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 20 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 4,516 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 7.82 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -2,399 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 630.67 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 39,487 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 3,030 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1004 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.1 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 477,907 t (2024)
- Grassland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0277 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,916 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,480 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Melanesia ranks 21st out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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).