Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was -26.71 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia is -26.71 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 267.3% on the previous year and down 400.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 28.58 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -26.71 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Melanesia 122nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -4.5 % change on previous year | +311.3% |
| 1964 | -15.81 % change on previous year | +251.0% |
| 1965 | -18.88 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1966 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1967 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +34.0% |
| 1968 | 9.79 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 1969 | 9.96 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 6.27 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
| 1971 | -10.17 % change on previous year | -262.3% |
| 1972 | -9.34 % change on previous year | -8.2% |
| 1973 | -10.93 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1974 | 10.82 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 1975 | 17.4 % change on previous year | +60.8% |
| 1976 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -119.7% |
| 1977 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 1978 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -80.3% |
| 1979 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +432.0% |
| 1980 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 1981 | -5.54 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 1982 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 1983 | -9.08 % change on previous year | -289.6% |
| 1984 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -231.8% |
| 1985 | 7.33 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 1986 | -0.1558 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 1987 | -10.95 % change on previous year | +6929.2% |
| 1988 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -185.4% |
| 1989 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1990 | -3.64 % change on previous year | +89.2% |
| 1991 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -153.6% |
| 1992 | -14.28 % change on previous year | -832.4% |
| 1993 | -8.55 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1994 | -15.11 % change on previous year | +76.7% |
| 1995 | -10.06 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 17.97 % change on previous year | -278.6% |
| 1997 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1998 | -2.18 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1999 | -15.33 % change on previous year | +602.9% |
| 2000 | -9.75 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 3.51 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2002 | -9.32 % change on previous year | -365.7% |
| 2003 | 21.14 % change on previous year | -326.9% |
| 2004 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2005 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -345.7% |
| 2006 | -11.93 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3198 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2008 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -1554.4% |
| 2009 | -15.56 % change on previous year | +234.6% |
| 2010 | -24.4 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 2011 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2012 | -18.72 % change on previous year | -462.4% |
| 2013 | 8.88 % change on previous year | -147.5% |
| 2014 | -20.9 % change on previous year | -335.2% |
| 2015 | 28.58 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 2016 | 18.43 % change on previous year | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 2018 | -14.25 % change on previous year | -446.1% |
| 2019 | -10.46 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 11.85 % change on previous year | -213.2% |
| 2021 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2022 | 15.96 % change on previous year | +227.9% |
| 2023 | -26.71 % change on previous year | -267.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -6929.2% | -0.1558 % change on previous year | -10.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.6 % change on previous year | -18.88 % change on previous year | 9.96 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.48 % change on previous year | -10.93 % change on previous year | 17.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9279 % change on previous year | -10.95 % change on previous year | 11.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.45 % change on previous year | -15.33 % change on previous year | 17.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.22 % change on previous year | -15.56 % change on previous year | 21.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.36 % change on previous year | -24.4 % change on previous year | 28.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 % change on previous year | -26.71 % change on previous year | 15.96 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 119 Sudan -21.81 % change on previous year compare
- 120 El Salvador -24.43 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Romania -25.91 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Honduras -28.64 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Fiji -41.96 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Costa Rica -43.12 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was -26.71 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.58 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.71 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 122nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 400.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rice — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.