Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Melanesia
Melanesia: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 7.82 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia stood at 7.82 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia peaked at 25.14 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.82 1000 ha, in 2021.
Melanesia ranks 54th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 25.05 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha | 25.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.71 1000 ha | 7.82 1000 ha | 25.14 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 4,516 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -2,399 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 39,480 1000 ha (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 net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Melanesia was 7.82 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.14 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.82 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Melanesia rank for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
- Melanesia ranks 54th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — 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).