Arable land — Area in Micronesia
Micronesia: Arable land — Area was 6.36 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Micronesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Micronesia is 6.36 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Micronesia peaked at 8.69 1000 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.32 1000 ha, in 2019.
Micronesia ranks 205th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.3 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.3 1000 ha | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.3 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 8.69 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.69 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.68 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.68 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.66 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8.64 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.88 1000 ha | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 6.81 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.76 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.71 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.64 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.59 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 6.53 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.54 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.51 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 6.53 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.34 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6.32 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.33 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 6.36 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.36 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.3 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.3 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 7.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.3 1000 ha | 8.3 1000 ha | 8.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.65 1000 ha | 8.3 1000 ha | 8.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.12 1000 ha | 6.76 1000 ha | 8.69 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.53 1000 ha | 6.32 1000 ha | 6.71 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.34 1000 ha | 6.32 1000 ha | 6.36 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 203 Barbados 7 1000 ha compare
- 204 Malta 6.98 1000 ha compare
- 206 New Caledonia 5.97 1000 ha compare
- 207 Dominica 5.5 1000 ha compare
- 208 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Micronesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 10.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.08 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.147 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.36 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 48.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 70.48 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Micronesia?
- Arable land — area in Micronesia was 6.36 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.69 1000 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.32 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Micronesia rank for arable land — area?
- Micronesia ranks 205th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Arable 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.