Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Melanesia

Melanesia: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested was 64,242 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
64,242 ha
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
15th
of 20 countries
All-time high
64,242 ha
in 2024
All-time low
14,157 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961–2024

20.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 64,242 ha for vegetables primary — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested in Melanesia peaked at 64,242 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,157 ha, in 1961.

Melanesia ranks 15th of 20 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Vegetables Primary — Area harvested in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 14,157 ha —
1962 15,375 ha +8.6%
1963 16,061 ha +4.5%
1964 16,521 ha +2.9%
1965 17,098 ha +3.5%
1966 17,537 ha +2.6%
1967 17,835 ha +1.7%
1968 18,469 ha +3.6%
1969 18,390 ha -0.4%
1970 19,543 ha +6.3%
1971 19,956 ha +2.1%
1972 20,505 ha +2.8%
1973 20,959 ha +2.2%
1974 21,622 ha +3.2%
1975 22,297 ha +3.1%
1976 22,590 ha +1.3%
1977 22,691 ha +0.4%
1978 23,385 ha +3.1%
1979 24,071 ha +2.9%
1980 25,937 ha +7.8%
1981 26,551 ha +2.4%
1982 27,401 ha +3.2%
1983 28,864 ha +5.3%
1984 29,020 ha +0.5%
1985 29,243 ha +0.8%
1986 30,335 ha +3.7%
1987 31,836 ha +4.9%
1988 31,453 ha -1.2%
1989 32,600 ha +3.6%
1990 32,975 ha +1.2%
1991 33,249 ha +0.8%
1992 33,664 ha +1.2%
1993 35,264 ha +4.8%
1994 35,795 ha +1.5%
1995 36,936 ha +3.2%
1996 37,419 ha +1.3%
1997 38,977 ha +4.2%
1998 40,469 ha +3.8%
1999 42,726 ha +5.6%
2000 43,701 ha +2.3%
2001 44,872 ha +2.7%
2002 42,720 ha -4.8%
2003 45,373 ha +6.2%
2004 46,342 ha +2.1%
2005 46,697 ha +0.8%
2006 47,425 ha +1.6%
2007 47,493 ha +0.1%
2008 49,143 ha +3.5%
2009 50,374 ha +2.5%
2010 48,416 ha -3.9%
2011 49,403 ha +2.0%
2012 48,384 ha -2.1%
2013 51,141 ha +5.7%
2014 52,121 ha +1.9%
2015 53,242 ha +2.2%
2016 52,172 ha -2.0%
2017 53,412 ha +2.4%
2018 54,356 ha +1.8%
2019 55,419 ha +2.0%
2020 57,648 ha +4.0%
2021 57,263 ha -0.7%
2022 62,123 ha +8.5%
2023 63,535 ha +2.3%
2024 64,242 ha +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16,827 ha 14,157 ha 18,469 ha 9
1970s 21,762 ha 19,543 ha 24,071 ha 10
1980s 29,324 ha 25,937 ha 32,600 ha 10
1990s 36,747 ha 32,975 ha 42,726 ha 10
2000s 46,414 ha 42,720 ha 50,374 ha 10
2010s 51,807 ha 48,384 ha 55,419 ha 10
2020s 60,962 ha 57,263 ha 64,242 ha 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 92,238 ha compare
  2. 12 Ethiopia 592,759 ha compare
  3. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 85,859 ha compare
  4. 13 Russian Federation 462,245 ha compare
  5. 14 Guinea 445,689 ha compare
  6. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 64,997 ha compare
  7. 15 Pakistan 426,309 ha compare
  8. 16 Republic of Moldova 39,265 ha compare
  9. 16 Ukraine 386,779 ha compare
  10. 17 Myanmar 380,654 ha compare
  11. 17 Timor-Leste 17,870 ha compare
  12. 18 Japan 361,476 ha compare
  13. 18 Polynesia 8,859 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetables primary — area harvested in Melanesia?
Vegetables primary — area harvested in Melanesia was 64,242 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 64,242 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,157 ha in 1961.
How does Melanesia rank for vegetables primary — area harvested?
Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is vegetables primary — area harvested rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,973 data points, 1961–2024
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