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