Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Micronesia

Micronesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 9.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.3 %
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
199th
of 231 countries
All-time high
11.43 %
in 1998
All-time low
6.54 %
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Micronesia, 1961–2024

02.557.51012.5196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Micronesia stood at 9.3 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Micronesia peaked at 11.43 % in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.54 %, in 1963.

Micronesia ranks 199th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.7 % 6.54 % 6.85 % 9
1970s 7.1 % 6.98 % 7.25 % 10
1980s 8.05 % 8.01 % 8.17 % 10
1990s 10.71 % 8.77 % 11.43 % 10
2000s 10.77 % 9.25 % 11.43 % 10
2010s 9.21 % 9.07 % 9.33 % 10
2020s 9.31 % 9.28 % 9.34 % 5

Countries ranked near Micronesia

  1. 196 Angola 10.09 % compare
  2. 197 Seychelles 9.72 % compare
  3. 198 Ireland 9.65 % compare
  4. 200 Eritrea 9.09 % compare
  5. 201 Sao Tome and Principe 9.04 % compare
  6. 202 French Polynesia 8.73 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Micronesia?
Arable land — share in agricultural land in Micronesia was 9.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Micronesia?
The highest recorded value was 11.43 % in 1998.
What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Micronesia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.54 % in 1963.
How does Micronesia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Micronesia ranks 199th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Micronesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
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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.