Melanesia vs Western Asia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Melanesia
17.55 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Asia
1.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
14th
Western Asia rank
11th
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Western Asia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 17.55 % change on previous year against 1.24 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 16.31 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 14.2 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Asia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 3 and Western Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.292 % change on previous year | 0.094 % change on previous year | 0.3859 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.3679 % change on previous year | 1.38 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 0.6107 % change on previous year | 0.8675 % change on previous year | 0.2568 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | -3.32 % change on previous year | 0.4117 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | -0.3962 % change on previous year | -1.38 % change on previous year | 0.984 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | -0.4452 % change on previous year | 0.139 % change on previous year | 0.5842 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 2 % change on previous year | 0.1706 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals, primary — area harvested, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Western Asia?
- Melanesia, at 17.55 % change on previous year against 1.24 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereals, primary — area harvested, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Western Asia?
- 16.31 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Western Asia rank globally for cereals, primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 11th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.