Forest land — Share in Land area in Micronesia

Micronesia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.51 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 231 countries
All-time high
53.51 %
in 2024
All-time low
49.38 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Micronesia, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 49.4 %1991: 49.4 %1992: 49.5 %1993: 49.5 %1994: 49.6 %1995: 49.6 %1996: 49.7 %1997: 49.8 %1998: 49.8 %1999: 49.9 %2000: 49.9 %2001: 50 %2002: 50 %2003: 50 %2004: 50.1 %2005: 50.1 %2006: 50.1 %2007: 50.2 %2008: 50.2 %2009: 50.3 %2010: 50.3 %2011: 50.9 %2012: 51.4 %2013: 52 %2014: 52.5 %2015: 53.1 %2016: 53.2 %2017: 53.2 %2018: 53.3 %2019: 53.3 %2020: 53.4 %2021: 53.5 %2022: 53.5 %2023: 53.5 %2024: 53.5 %

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

Analysis

Micronesia recorded 53.51 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Micronesia peaked at 53.51 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.38 %, in 1990.

That places Micronesia 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.62 % 49.38 % 49.86 % 10
2000s 50.09 % 49.91 % 50.27 % 10
2010s 52.33 % 50.31 % 53.34 % 10
2020s 53.47 % 53.41 % 53.51 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Micronesia?
Forest land — share in land area in Micronesia was 53.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Micronesia?
The highest recorded value was 53.51 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Micronesia?
The lowest recorded value was 49.38 % in 1990.
How does Micronesia rank for forest land — share in land area?
Micronesia ranks 52nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Micronesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.