Environment in Melanesia 919 indicators covering environment for Melanesia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 289.89 TJ 2024 up 16.0% 6th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2,680 kmsq 2022 up 9.2% 46th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.4% 2022 up 48.4% 96th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% 2022 up 9.2% 95th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 2,205 kmsq 2022 up 48.4% 48th Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% 2022 down 4.8% 130th Reservoir minimum water area 41.69 kmsq 2022 down 4.8% 114th Reservoir maximum water area 0.0% 2022 up 2.1% 134th Reservoir maximum water area 49.29 kmsq 2022 up 2.2% 119th Reservoir minimum water area change 1.2% 2022 down 80.7% 119th Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1,808 Square kilometres 2022 down 2.2% 369th Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 13,401 Square kilometres 2022 up 22.4% 63rd Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 — 110th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 110th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 14.75 % 2025 unchanged 14th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 2 t 2024 down 33.3% 85th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 up 20.0% 77th Soil working equipment (trade) — Export Value 40 1000 USD 2008 up 53.8% 9th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 136.95 ha th 2024 down 27.4% 64th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 52.3% 2022 up 1,877.4% 131st Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 17.9% 2022 up 125.2% 82nd Liquid biofuels — Energy production 3.6 TJ 2024 down 87.7% 7th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 50th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 49th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 40 m3 2024 down 70.1% 80th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 200 1000 USD 2024 up 700.0% 50th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 44.71 1000 ha 2019 — 14th Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 85.8 1000 ha 2019 — 14th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 109.51 1000 ha 2019 — 11th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 630.54 1000 ha 2019 — 7th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 15.43 1000 ha 2019 — 10th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 730.5 1000 ha 2019 — 9th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 1,331 1000 ha 2019 — 2nd Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 14 t 2024 unchanged 47th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 6 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 51st Above-ground biomass in forest 180.67 t per ha 2025 up 0.0% 46th Forest area 39,480 ha th 2025 down 0.3% 22nd Forest area as a proportion of total land area 74.5% 2025 down 0.3% 15th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 4.3% 2025 unchanged 170th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 38th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 — 37th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 0 t 2024 — 51st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 58th ← Previous Page 15 of 16 Next →