Cropland — Area per capita in Micronesia
Micronesia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Micronesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Micronesia recorded 0.1 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Micronesia peaked at 0.4 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1 ha/cap, in 2019.
Micronesia ranks 165th of 250 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.
Cropland — Area per capita in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4 ha/cap | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.34 ha/cap | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.15 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3689 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.278 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.228 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.144 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.119 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 165 Botswana 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Burundi 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Chile 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Colombia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Congo 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 French Polynesia 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Philippines 0.1 ha/cap compare
- 165 Tajikistan 0.1 ha/cap compare
More environment data for Micronesia
- 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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.08 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.147 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.36 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6.36 1000 ha (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 cropland — area per capita in Micronesia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Micronesia was 0.1 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 ha/cap in 2019.
- How does Micronesia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Micronesia ranks 165th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.