Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 25.39 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia is 25.39 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 196.2% on the previous year and up 221.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 28.55 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -26.4 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Melanesia 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 1992 | -14.27 % change on previous year | -834.9% |
| 1993 | -8.55 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1994 | -15.1 % change on previous year | +76.5% |
| 1995 | -10.09 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1996 | 17.99 % change on previous year | -278.3% |
| 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 | -18.7 % change on previous year | -461.9% |
| 2013 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 2014 | -20.9 % change on previous year | -336.0% |
| 2015 | 28.55 % change on previous year | -236.6% |
| 2016 | 18.46 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 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 | 13.28 % change on previous year | -226.9% |
| 2021 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2022 | 16.05 % change on previous year | +300.3% |
| 2023 | -26.4 % change on previous year | -264.5% |
| 2024 | 25.39 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
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 |
| 2008 | -1554.4% | 0.3198 % change on previous year | -4.65 % 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 | 17.99 % 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 | 28.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 % change on previous year | -26.4 % change on previous year | 25.39 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 6 Ukraine 36.36 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Sudan 26.98 % change on previous year compare
- 8 South Sudan 26.97 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Niger 24.23 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 17.25 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Türkiye 14.97 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Value 11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.5429 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -19.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4201 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.2146 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -5.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 21.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.8374 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Rice — area harvested, annual growth rate in Melanesia was 25.39 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.55 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.4 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for rice — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.5%. 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.
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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.