Americas vs Melanesia: Mangrove area
Americas
43,203 kmsq
in 2020
Melanesia
5,889 kmsq
in 2020
Americas rank
5th
Melanesia rank
7th
Mangrove area over time
- Americas
- Melanesia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 43,203 kmsq against 5,889 kmsq in Melanesia, a difference of 37,314 kmsq.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.3 times Melanesia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 25 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43,714 kmsq | 5,937 kmsq | 37,777 kmsq | Americas |
| 2010s | 43,110 kmsq | 5,906 kmsq | 37,205 kmsq | Americas |
| 2020s | 43,203 kmsq | 5,889 kmsq | 37,314 kmsq | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mangrove area, Americas or Melanesia?
- Americas, at 43,203 kmsq against 5,889 kmsq in Melanesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in mangrove area between Americas and Melanesia?
- 37,314 kmsq, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Melanesia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Americas and Melanesia rank globally for mangrove area?
- Americas ranks 5th and Melanesia ranks 7th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Mangrove area (square kilometres). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.