Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Micronesia
Micronesia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 21.55 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Micronesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Micronesia stood at 21.55 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Micronesia peaked at 35.22 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 21.37 %, in 2019.
Micronesia ranks 167th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.4 % | 33.62 % | 35.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 32.41 % | 31.75 % | 33.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.54 % | 32.06 % | 32.7 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.6 % | 24.01 % | 29.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.74 % | 22.9 % | 24.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.39 % | 21.37 % | 22.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.48 % | 21.4 % | 21.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 164 China, Taiwan Province of 21.94 % compare
- 165 Iraq 21.65 % compare
- 166 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 21.57 % compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 21.11 % compare
- 169 Cameroon 21.08 % compare
- 170 Ecuador 20.29 % compare
More environment data for Micronesia
- Agricultural land — Area 68.35 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 317.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 317.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 68.35 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 17.19 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Micronesia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Micronesia was 21.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.22 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.37 % in 2019.
- How does Micronesia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Micronesia ranks 167th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.