Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Micronesia
Micronesia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 9.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Micronesia, 1961–2024
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 216th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.85 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 6.54 % | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 6.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.54 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6.85 % | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.85 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.98 % | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 7.04 % | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 7.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7.11 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 7.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7.18 % | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 7.18 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7.25 % | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 8.17 % | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 8.01 % | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 8.08 % | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 8.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 8.77 % | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 10.6 % | +20.9% |
| 1992 | 10.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.86 % | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 10.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10.86 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11.43 % | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 11.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.42 % | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.41 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11.4 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.36 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.33 % | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 9.25 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 9.24 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 9.16 % | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.14 % | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.07 % | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9.22 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.18 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.2 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.32 % | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 9.33 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.34 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 9.28 % | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.3 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 213 Angola 10.09 % compare
- 214 Seychelles 9.72 % compare
- 215 Ireland 9.65 % compare
- 217 Eritrea 9.09 % compare
- 218 Sao Tome and Principe 9.04 % compare
- 219 French Polynesia 8.73 % 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 — Area 6.36 1000 ha (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 — 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 216th out of 248 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
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.