Forest land — Share in Land area in Micronesia
Micronesia: Forest land — Share in Land area was 53.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Micronesia, 1990–2024
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 57th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 49.43 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 49.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.54 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.59 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.65 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 49.7 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.75 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.81 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.91 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 49.95 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.99 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.07 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.15 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 50.19 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.23 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 50.27 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 50.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 50.87 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.43 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.55 % | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 53.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 53.17 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 53.34 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 53.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53.48 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.51 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
- 54 Saint Lucia 53.75 % compare
- 55 Colombia 53.71 % compare
- 56 Marshall Islands 53.65 % compare
- 58 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 53.44 % compare
- 59 Northern Mariana Islands 53.3 % compare
- 60 Cayman Islands 53 % 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 Agricultural land 20.22 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.1 ha/cap (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)
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 57th out of 249 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
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.