Melanesia vs Middle Africa: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate
Melanesia
126.32 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle Africa
13.76 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
2nd
Middle Africa rank
3rd
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 126.32 % change on previous year against 13.76 % change on previous year in Middle Africa, a difference of 112.56 % change on previous year.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 9.2 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 134 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 4 and Middle Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -2.16 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 1970s | 13.98 % change on previous year | 1.22 % change on previous year | 12.77 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 57.6 % change on previous year | -5.25 % change on previous year | 62.85 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | -16.99 % change on previous year | 2.42 % change on previous year | 19.41 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | -36.17 % change on previous year | 0.672 % change on previous year | 36.84 % change on previous year | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 14.48 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | 13 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 41.16 % change on previous year | 18.57 % change on previous year | 22.59 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Middle Africa?
- Melanesia, at 126.32 % change on previous year against 13.76 % change on previous year in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 112.56 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Middle Africa rank globally for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — 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 Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.