Arable land use per person in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Arable land use per person was 0.0178 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0178 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0243 hectares per person
in 1991
All-time low
0.0178 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023
Arable land use per person in Micronesia (country), 1991–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.0178 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Micronesia (country) peaked at 0.0243 hectares per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 hectares per person, in 2023.
Micronesia (country) ranks 178th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0243 hectares per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0239 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0234 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0227 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0226 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0225 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0224 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0223 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0222 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0222 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0223 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0226 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0229 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0183 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0181 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.018 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0178 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 16% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.0178 hectares per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 44% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.023 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | 0.0243 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 hectares per person | 0.0185 hectares per person | 0.0229 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0181 hectares per person | 0.0186 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0179 hectares per person | 0.0178 hectares per person | 0.018 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More environment data for Micronesia (country)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Micronesia (country)?
- Arable land use per person in Micronesia (country) was 0.0178 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0243 hectares per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for arable land use per person?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.